dziupla
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *duplja, from *duplo, from *dupa. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“deep”). Cognate to Old Church Slavonic дъбрь (dŭbrĭ, “valley”), Lithuanian dubùs (“deep, hollow”), Albanian det (“sea”), Welsh dwfn (“deep”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʑup.la/
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Noun
dziupla f
- tree hollow
- Dzięcioły budują gniazda w dziuplach.
- Woodpeckers build their nests inside tree hollows.
- (slang) place where stolen cars are prepared for resale or disassembled for parts; car thieves' hideout
Declension
declension of dziupla
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dziupla | dziuple |
| genitive | dziupli | dziupli |
| dative | dziupli | dziuplom |
| accusative | dziuplę | dziuple |
| instrumental | dziuplą | dziuplami |
| locative | dziupli | dziuplach |
| vocative | dziuplo | dziuple |
Related terms
Further reading
- dziupla in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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