kobieta

See also: kobietą

Polish

Etymology

Considered derogatory until the 19th century; now the standard, neutral word. Origin uncertain; probably either from Old Polish kob (“pigpen”) or koba (“mare”); the suffix -ieta is found in some contemporaneous female names (Markieta, Elżbieta, Greta). Displaced niewiasta (now considered poetic) and żona (meaning narrowed down to "wife"). Or may derive from Proto-Slavic *kobь, from Proto-Indo-European *kob-. Akin to Belarusian кабета (kabieta, “married woman”), (obsolete) Russian кобь (kobʹ), Old Norse happ (“good luck”), Old Irish cob (“victory”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔˈbʲɛ.ta/
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Noun

kobieta f

  1. woman

Declension
declension of kobieta
singular plural
nominative kobieta kobiety
genitive kobiety kobiet
dative kobiecie kobietom
accusative kobietę kobiety
instrumental kobietą kobietami
locative kobiecie kobietach
vocative kobieto kobiety

Antonyms

Derived terms
  • kobiecy (adjective)

References
  • Brückner, Aleksander (1927) Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, published 1985, page 241

Further reading
  • kobieta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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