wymówka

See also: wymówką

Old Polish

Etymology

From wymowa + -ka. First attested in the middle of the 15th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /vɨmɔːfka/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /vɨmofka/

Noun

wymówka f

  1. Diminutive of wymowa (excuse)
    • Middle of the 15th century, Rozmyślanie o żywocie Pana Jezusa, page 635:
      A vschakoz ostaly v svey zglobye, przeztosch nyyedney vymovky myecz nye bądą
      [A wszakoż ostali w swej zgłobie, przetoż nijednej wymowki mieć nie będą]

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Descendants

  • Polish: wymówka

References

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish wymówka. By surface analysis, wymowa + -ka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɨˈmuf.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ufka
  • Syllabification: wy‧mów‧ka

Noun

wymówka f (diminutive wymóweczka)

  1. (informal) excuse, pretext (an invented reason for not doing something)
    Synonyms: wykręt, pretekst

Declension

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