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matka.

mother (human female who begets a child)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmat.ka//ˈmat.ka/Middle, Polish[ˈmat.ka][ˈmat.ka]
  1. mother (human female who begets a child)

    countable · feminine
  2. mother (animal female that begets a child)

    countable · feminine
  3. queen (female insect that begets others)

    countable · feminine
  4. mother (chief nun)

    countable · feminine
  5. mother (origin)

    feminine · uncountable
  6. mother (object or organization that is superior or exemplary in relation to other objects or organizations of this type, usually later created)

    countable · feminine
  7. mother (plant intended for seedlings)

    countable · feminine
  8. captain (most important player or team manager)

    countable · feminine
  9. term of endearment for one's wife, mother of children, or older woman; mother

    colloquial · endearing · feminine
  10. mother (one who acts like a mother)

    countable · feminine · figuratively
  11. screw block (piece of wood in a carpenter's workshop through which a screw passes and on which the wood is fastened for processing or planing)

    countable · feminine
  12. role, usually a "leader" in a children's game

    feminine · uncountable
  13. main riverbed

    countable · feminine · obsolete
  14. type of children's game

    feminine · obsolete · uncountable
  15. concave stamp

    countable · feminine · obsolete
  16. womb, uterus

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā́ˀtē Proto-Slavic *màti Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ Proto-Slavic *-ъka Proto-Slavic *matъka Old Polish matka Polish matka Inherited from Old Polish matka. By surface analysis, mać + -ka.

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