pochwa

See also: pochwą

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish pochwa, from Proto-Slavic *poxъva. Sense 1 is a semantic loan from Latin vāgīna (“scabbard”). Cognate with Belarusian по́хва (póxva), Czech pochva, and Ukrainian пі́хва (píxva).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.xfa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔxfa
  • Syllabification: po‧chwa

Noun

pochwa f (diminutive pochewka)

  2. vagina (passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and childbirth in female mammals)
    Synonym: wagina
  3. sheath, holster, scabbard

Declension

Declension of pochwa
singular plural
nominative pochwa pochwy
genitive pochwy pochew
dative pochwie pochwom
accusative pochwę pochwy
instrumental pochwą pochwami
locative pochwie pochwach
vocative pochwo pochwy

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns
  • pochwica
  • pochworogie

Further reading

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