komórkä

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Masurian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish komórka. By surface analysis, komora +‎ -kä.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [kɔˈmorkʲæ]
  • Syllabification: ko‧mór‧kä

Noun[edit]

komórkä f

  1. Diminutive of komora (storage room; pantry; sleeping room)
  2. Diminutive of komora (small farm building or its separate part)
  3. (beekeeping) cell (each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb)
  4. cavity in a tree trunk

Further reading[edit]

  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “komórka”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur[1], volume 3, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 265-266