See also: ośmiornicą

Polish edit

 
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Etymology edit

From ośmioro +‎ -nica. Sense 3 is a semantic loan from Italian piovra, perhaps from the name of the Italian series La Piovra, which is about the Mafia.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɔɕ.mjɔrˈɲi.t͡sa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa
  • Syllabification: oś‧mior‧ni‧ca

Noun edit

ośmiornica f (diminutive ośmiorniczka)

  1. octopus (mollusc)
  2. octopus meat
  3. (colloquial) mafia (crime syndicate)
    Synonym: mafia

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • ośmiornica in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ośmiornica in Polish dictionaries at PWN