poduszka

See also: poduszką

Polish

Etymology

FromProto-Slavic *podušьka. Cognate with Russian подушка (poduška), Ukrainian по́душка (póduška), Czech роduškа, Slovak роduškа. Also compare Serbo-Croatian духња (“feather bed”), Czech duchna, Polish duchna. Ultimately derivable from Proto-Slavic *duxъ (“breath, spirit”), through the sense development "breath" → "inflated" → "pillow".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔˈduʂ.ka/
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Hyphenation: po‧dusz‧ka

Noun

poduszka f (diminutive poduszeczka, augmentative poducha)

pillow, cushion

Declension

declension of poduszka

	singular	plural
nominative	poduszka	poduszki
genitive	poduszki	poduszek
dative	poduszce	poduszkom
accusative	poduszkę	poduszki
instrumental	poduszką	poduszkami
locative	poduszce	poduszkach
vocative	poduszko	poduszki

Further reading

poduszka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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