piekiełko

Polish

Etymology

From piekło +‎ -ko.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjɛˈkjɛw.kɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛwkɔ
• Syllabification: pie‧kieł‧ko

Noun

piekiełko n

1. diminutive of piekło
2. (colloquial) hell (totality of unfavorable circumstances prevailing in some place, at some time, or during some event, which are the cause of someone's misery)

Declension

Declension of piekiełko

	singular	plural
nominative	piekiełko	piekiełka
genitive	piekiełka	piekiełek
dative	piekiełku	piekiełkom
accusative	piekiełko	piekiełka
instrumental	piekiełkiem	piekiełkami
locative	piekiełku	piekiełkach
vocative	piekiełko	piekiełka

Further reading

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