drabinka

See also: drabinką

Old Polish

Etymology

From drabina +‎ -ka. First attested in the end of the 15th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /drabinka/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /drabinka/

Noun

drabinka f

1. Diminutive of drabina
   • 1875 [End of the 15th century], Stanisław Motty, editor, Książeczka do nabożeństwa Jadwigi księżniczki polskiej‎^[1], page 46:

     O drabynko nyebyeszka, o matko boza, dzyevycze Maria!

     [O drabinko niebieska, o Matko Boża, Dziewice Maryja!]

     Oh ladder of heaven, Oh Mother of God, Virgin Mary

Descendants

• Polish: drabinka

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “drabinka”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish drabinka. By surface analysis, drabina +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /draˈbiŋ.ka/
• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /draˈbiŋ.ka/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -iŋka
• Syllabification: dra‧bin‧ka

Noun

drabinka f (related adjective drabinkowy)

1. Diminutive of drabina
2. (gymnastics) wall bars (type of exercise equipment used for gymnastics exercises as well as rehabilitation)
3. (sports, in the plural) monkey bars (row of bars, found on playgrounds, under which one hangs by the arms and crosses by brachiation)
4. (go) ladder (sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones)
5. (sewing) ladder stitch (stitch used to close seams, in which the thread runs through alternating lengths of both sides)

   Synonym: haft drabinkowy

6. (colloquial) towel radiator, heated towel rail (type of radiator, used especially in bathrooms, which bars resemble those of a ladder)
7. (sports) bracket (printed diagram of games in a tournament)

Declension

Declension of drabinka

	singular	plural
nominative	drabinka	drabinki
genitive	drabinki	drabinek
dative	drabince	drabinkom
accusative	drabinkę	drabinki
instrumental	drabinką	drabinkami
locative	drabince	drabinkach
vocative	drabinko	drabinki

Further reading

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