pchełka

See also: pchełką

Polish

pchełki

Etymology

From pchła +‎ -ka. Doublet of płeszka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpxɛw.ka/

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• Rhymes: -ɛwka
• Syllabification: pcheł‧ka

Noun

pchełka f

1. diminutive of pchła
2. flea beetle (any beetle of the genus Phyllotreta)
3. tiddlywink (small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks)
4. (in the plural) tiddlywinks (competitive game in which the objective is to flick as many small discs (each called a tiddlywink or wink) as possible into a container (the pot) by pressing on their edges with a larger disc (a shooter or squidger), causing them to jump up from the surface on which they are placed)

Declension

Declension of pchełka

	singular	plural
nominative	pchełka	pchełki
genitive	pchełki	pchełek
dative	pchełce	pchełkom
accusative	pchełkę	pchełki
instrumental	pchełką	pchełkami
locative	pchełce	pchełkach
vocative	pchełko	pchełki

Related terms

nouns

• pchła

 

Further reading

• pchełka in Polish dictionaries at PWN