polska

polska (plural polskas)

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

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

From Swedish polska.

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

polska

1. A particular traditional dance.

• “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

polska

1. Superseded spelling of pólska.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔl.ska/

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

polska

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of polski

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

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

polska

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

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

• polsktalande
• polskspråkig

• Polen
• hambo
• polack
• polka
• polsk

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

• pokals