randka

randka

See also: randką

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-
Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup.
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti
Proto-Italic *didō
Latin dō
Latin reddō
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Latin prēndōinflu.
Late Latin rendō
Old French rendre
Middle French rendre
French rendre
Proto-Indo-European *yúHsder.
Proto-Italic *wōs
Latin vōs
Old French vos
Middle French vous
French vous
French rendez-vous
Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der.
Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ
Proto-Slavic *-ъka
Old Polish -ka
Polish -ka
Polish randka

    From French rendez-vous + Polish -ka.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈrant.ka/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -antka
    • Syllabification: rand‧ka

    Noun

    randka f (related adjective randkowy)

    1. date, tryst (romantic meeting or outing with a lover or potential lover, or the person so met) [with z (+ instrumental) ‘with whom’]
      Synonyms: rendez-vous, sam na sam, schadzka, tête-à-tête
    2. (colloquial, humorous) meeting of people to do some business [with z (+ instrumental) ‘with whom’]
    3. (colloquial, humorous) time spent dealing with something [with z (+ instrumental) ‘with what’]

    Declension

    Declension of randka
    singular plural
    nominative randka randki
    genitive randki randek
    dative randce randkom
    accusative randkę randki
    instrumental randką randkami
    locative randce randkach
    vocative randko randki

    Derived terms

    nouns
    verbs

    Descendants

    • → Yiddish: ראַנדקע (randke)

    Further reading

    • “randka”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • “randka”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)
    • randka in PWN's encyclopedia
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