dęga

See also: dega

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dǫga (bow), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰongʰ-eh₂, from *dʰengʰ- (to cover, to overcast). Cognates include Lithuanian dangà (cover), Czech duha (rainbow), Slovak dúha (rainbow), Russian дуга́ (dugá, arc), and Serbo-Croatian ду́га (rainbow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛŋ.ɡa/

Noun

dęga f

  1. (dialectal) wale

Declension

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