blotka

See also: blotką and błotka

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

English blot

Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀder.

Proto-Slavic *-ъka

Old Polish -ka

Polish -ka

Polish blotka

From English blot + Polish -ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɔt.ka/

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• Rhymes: -ɔtka
• Syllabification: blot‧ka

Noun

blotka f

1. (card games) spot card

   Coordinate term: honor

   same blotki ― nothing but spot cards

   blotka pik ― a spade spot card

2. (by extension) small fry (person or thing of little relevance to the current situation)

Declension

Declension of blotka

	singular	plural
nominative	blotka	blotki
genitive	blotki	blotek
dative	blotce	blotkom
accusative	blotkę	blotki
instrumental	blotką	blotkami
locative	blotce	blotkach
vocative	blotko	blotki

Further reading

• “blotka”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “blotka”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)