patelnia

See also: Patelnia, patelnią, and Patelnią

Polish

patelnia

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin patella + -nia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈtɛl.ɲa/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlɲa
• Syllabification: pa‧tel‧nia
• Homophone: Patelnia

Noun

patelnia f (diminutive patelenka or patelka, related adjective patelniany)

1. frying pan, frypan, skillet (long-handled, shallow pan used for frying food)
2. (figurative) very hot place completely exposed to the sun
3. (figurative) scorching heat (high air temperature)

   Synonyms: gorąc, skwar, spiekota, upał

4. (slang, vulgar) cunnilingus (stimulation of the vulva using the mouth as a sexual act)

   Synonym: mineta

5. (slang, soccer) one hundred percent opportunity to score a goal

Declension

Declension of patelnia

	singular	plural
nominative	patelnia	patelnie
genitive	patelni	patelni
dative	patelni	patelniom
accusative	patelnię	patelnie
instrumental	patelnią	patelniami
locative	patelni	patelniach
vocative	patelnio	patelnie

Derived terms

adverbs

• jak na patelni

 

Descendants

• → Belarusian: патэ́льня (patélʹnja)
• → Ukrainian: пате́льня (patélʹnja)
• → Yiddish: פּאַטעלניע (patelnye)

Further reading

• patelnia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• patelnia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• patelnia at Obserwatorium językowe Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego