piłka

== Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpiw.ka/ Rhymes: -iwka Syllabification: pił‧ka Homophone: Piłka === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Polish piłka, from Latin pila (“bundle of hair”), possibly from pilus, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pil-. Displaced Old Polish miecz and mięcz. ==== Noun ==== piłka f (diminutive piłeczka, augmentative piła) ball (object, generally spherical, used for playing games) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Esperanto: pilko === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old Polish piłka. By surface analysis, piła +‎ -ka. ==== Noun ==== piłka f diminutive of piła (“saw”) ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “piłka”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “piłka”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)