kradźba
Polish
Alternative forms
- kradzba (Middle Polish)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kradьba / *kraďьba. By surface analysis, kraść + -ba. First attested in the 16th century.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈkrad͡ʑ.ba/, /ˈkrɒd͡ʑ.ba/
Noun
kradźba f
- (Middle Polish) robbery, robbing, theft
- (Middle Polish) abduction, kidnapping
- Synonyms: porwanie, uprowadzenie
References
- ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “[KRADŹBA”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
Further reading
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “kradźba”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 521