proca

See also: prŏca, prôca, and procą

Latin

Verb

procā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of procō

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish proca. By surface analysis, prać +‎ -ca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔ.t͡sa/

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• Rhymes: -ɔt͡sa
• Syllabification: pro‧ca

Noun

proca f (related adjective (rare) procowy or (obsolete) procny)

1. sling (projectile weapon)
2. sling (bandage)

Declension

Declension of proca

	singular	plural
nominative	proca	proce
genitive	procy	proc
dative	procy	procom
accusative	procę	proce
instrumental	procą	procami
locative	procy	procach
vocative	proco	proce

Derived terms

adjectives

• procowaty

 

nouns

• procarz
• procnik

 

Related terms

adjectives

• procarski

 

Further reading

• proca in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• proca in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “proca”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Slovincian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Polish práca. Compare Kashubian prôca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔt͡sa/
• Rhymes: -ɔt͡sa
• Syllabification: pro‧ca

Noun

proca f

1. work; job

Derived terms

adjectives

• procôwaty
• procôwjity

 

verbs

• procôwać impf

 

Related terms

adverbs

• procôwatô
• procôwjitô

 

nouns

• procôwatôsc
• procôwjitôsc
• procôwnjica
• procôwnjictwô
• procôwnjik

 

Further reading

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1912) “prǻu̯că”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 854