skrobanka

Polish

Etymology

From skrobać (“to scrape”) +‎ -anka, due to curettage being the preferred method in the communist period, when abortion in Poland was legal on demand.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /skrɔˈbaŋ.ka/
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  • Rhymes: -aŋka
  • Syllabification: skro‧ban‧ka

Noun

skrobanka f

  1. (colloquial, usually derogatory) abortion

Declension
Declension of skrobanka
singular plural
nominative skrobanka skrobanki
genitive skrobanki skrobanek
dative skrobance skrobankom
accusative skrobankę skrobanki
instrumental skrobanką skrobankami
locative skrobance skrobankach
vocative skrobanko skrobanki

Further reading
  • skrobanka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • skrobanka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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