mykwa
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew מקווה / מִקְוֶה (mikvé). The internal vowel arose through conflation with myć (“to wash with water”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɨk.fa/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɨkfa
- Syllabification: myk‧wa
Declension
Declension of mykwa
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mykwa | mykwy |
| genitive | mykwy | mykw |
| dative | mykwie | mykwom |
| accusative | mykwę | mykwy |
| instrumental | mykwą | mykwami |
| locative | mykwie | mykwach |
| vocative | mykwo | mykwy |
Further reading
- mykwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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