apteka

Polish

Etymology

From 16th century apoteka, from Italian bottega.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /apˈtɛ.ka/
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Noun

apteka f

pharmacy (a place where prescription drugs are dispensed)
Tata kupił wczoraj leki w aptece.

Declension

declension of apteka

	singular	plural
nominative	apteka	apteki
genitive	apteki	aptek
dative	aptece	aptekom
accusative	aptekę	apteki
instrumental	apteką	aptekami
locative	aptece	aptekach
vocative	apteko	apteki

Derived terms

(nouns) apteczka f, aptekarz m
(adjectives) apteczny, aptekarski

References

↑ Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “apteka”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish): “jeszcze w 16. w. apoteka (…) (włosk. bottega, franc. boutique)”

Further reading

apteka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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