derka

See also: derką

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛr.ka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrka
  • Syllabification: der‧ka

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ukrainian де́рга / дже́рга (dérha).[1]

Alternative forms

  • derha (obsolete)

Noun

derka f (augmentative dera)

  1. (equestrianism) horse blanket, rug (blanket placed underneath the saddle of a horse)
    Synonyms: kapa, kuczma
  2. worn out blanket
    Hypernym: koc
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

derka

  1. third-person singular present of derkać

References

  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “dera”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading

  • derka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • derka in Polish dictionaries at PWN