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szklanka.

glass (vessel having a capacity of roughly 250 ml)

8 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʂklan.ka/
  1. glass (vessel having a capacity of roughly 250 ml)

    feminine
  2. glass (quantity)

    feminine · metonymically
  3. black ice

    colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikanąder. Proto-Germanic *stikizder. Proto-Germanic *stiklaz Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌻𐍃 (stikls)bor. Proto-Slavic *stьklo Old Polish śćkło Polish szkło Proto-Indo-European *-nisder. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-nisder. Proto-Slavic *-nь Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Balto-Slavic *-is Proto-Slavic *-ь Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Balto-Slavic *-jas Proto-Slavic *-jь Proto-Slavic *-ьje Proto-Slavic *-nьje Old Polish -anie Polish -anie Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ Proto-Slavic *-ъka Old Polish -ka Polish -ka Polish -anka Polish szklanka From szkło + -anka.

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