pajda

Polish

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Ukrainian пайда́ (pajdá), from Ottoman Turkish پایداش (paydaş, “parter, sharer”), from پای (pay, “share, portion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaj.da/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ajda
• Syllabification: paj‧da

Noun

pajda f (diminutive pajdka)

1. (colloquial) doorstep (big slice of bread)

   Synonym: skiba

Declension

Declension of pajda

	singular	plural
nominative	pajda	pajdy
genitive	pajdy	pajd
dative	pajdzie	pajdom
accusative	pajdę	pajdy
instrumental	pajdą	pajdami
locative	pajdzie	pajdach
vocative	pajdo	pajdy

Further reading

• pajda in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pajda in Polish dictionaries at PWN