polska

See also: Appendix:Variations of "polska"

English

Noun

polska (plural polskas)

1. A kind of Nordic dance, usually danced with a partner in 3/4 meter.

Anagrams

• Polaks, Polkas, pokals, Palkos, polkas, pakols

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish polska.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpolskɑ/, [ˈpo̞ls̠kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -olskɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): pols‧ka

Noun

polska

1. A particular traditional dance.

Declension

Inflection of polska (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		polska	polskat
genitive		polskan	polskien
partitive		polskaa	polskia
illative		polskaan	polskiin
		singular	plural
nominative		polska	polskat
accusative	nom.	polska	polskat
	gen.	polskan
genitive		polskan	polskien polskain rare
partitive		polskaa	polskia
inessive		polskassa	polskissa
elative		polskasta	polskista
illative		polskaan	polskiin
adessive		polskalla	polskilla
ablative		polskalta	polskilta
allative		polskalle	polskille
essive		polskana	polskina
translative		polskaksi	polskiksi
abessive		polskatta	polskitta
instructive		—	polskin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of polska (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative polskani polskani accusative nom. polskani polskani gen. polskani genitive polskani polskieni polskaini rare partitive polskaani polskiani inessive polskassani polskissani elative polskastani polskistani illative polskaani polskiini adessive polskallani polskillani ablative polskaltani polskiltani allative polskalleni polskilleni essive polskanani polskinani translative polskakseni polskikseni abessive polskattani polskittani instructive — — comitative — polskineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative polskasi polskasi accusative nom. polskasi polskasi gen. polskasi genitive polskasi polskiesi polskaisi rare partitive polskaasi polskiasi inessive polskassasi polskissasi elative polskastasi polskistasi illative polskaasi polskiisi adessive polskallasi polskillasi ablative polskaltasi polskiltasi allative polskallesi polskillesi essive polskanasi polskinasi translative polskaksesi polskiksesi abessive polskattasi polskittasi instructive — — comitative — polskinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative polskamme polskamme accusative nom. polskamme polskamme gen. polskamme genitive polskamme polskiemme polskaimme rare partitive polskaamme polskiamme inessive polskassamme polskissamme elative polskastamme polskistamme illative polskaamme polskiimme adessive polskallamme polskillamme ablative polskaltamme polskiltamme allative polskallemme polskillemme essive polskanamme polskinamme translative polskaksemme polskiksemme abessive polskattamme polskittamme instructive — — comitative — polskinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative polskanne polskanne accusative nom. polskanne polskanne gen. polskanne genitive polskanne polskienne polskainne rare partitive polskaanne polskianne inessive polskassanne polskissanne elative polskastanne polskistanne illative polskaanne polskiinne adessive polskallanne polskillanne ablative polskaltanne polskiltanne allative polskallenne polskillenne essive polskananne polskinanne translative polskaksenne polskiksenne abessive polskattanne polskittanne instructive — — comitative — polskinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative polskansa polskansa accusative nom. polskansa polskansa gen. polskansa genitive polskansa polskiensa polskainsa rare partitive polskaansa polskiaan polskiansa inessive polskassaan polskassansa polskissaan polskissansa elative polskastaan polskastansa polskistaan polskistansa illative polskaansa polskiinsa adessive polskallaan polskallansa polskillaan polskillansa ablative polskaltaan polskaltansa polskiltaan polskiltansa allative polskalleen polskallensa polskilleen polskillensa essive polskanaan polskanansa polskinaan polskinansa translative polskakseen polskaksensa polskikseen polskiksensa abessive polskattaan polskattansa polskittaan polskittansa instructive — — comitative — polskineen polskinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• pirunpolska

 

Further reading

• “polska”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Lower Sorbian

Adjective

polska

1. Superseded spelling of pólska.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔl.ska/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔlska
• Syllabification: pol‧ska
• Homophone: Polska

Adjective

polska

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of polski

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from the adjective polsk (“Polish”). The dance was historically associated with Poland, hence the name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²poːlska/, /²pɔlska/
• IPA^(key): (dance sense) /²pɔlska/

Adjective

polska

1. inflection of polsk:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Noun

polska c

1. (uncountable) Polish; a language spoken in Poland

   Talar du polska?

   Do you speak Polish?

2. a female Pole

   Hon är polska

   She is a [female] Pole / Polish [See vara for why there is no article. "Hon är polsk/polack" also work.]

   två polskor

   two Polish women

3. a type of folk dance danced with a partner in 3/4 meter

   Coordinate terms: hambo, mazurka, polka, polkett, polonäs

4. (by extension) the type of folk music in 3/4 meter associated with such a dance

Declension

Declension of polska

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	polska	polskas
	definite	polskan	polskans
plural	indefinite	polskor	polskors
	definite	polskorna	polskornas

Derived terms

• polsktalande
• polskspråkig

See also

• Polen
• hambo
• polack
• polka
• polsk

References

• polska in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• polska in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• polska in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• pokals