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what is polish word "stodja" or "stoddy"


plaidrose 1 | 1  
7 Sep 2008 /  #1
when a child I remember old men calling old women "stoddy" or "stodja" babcias. I am not sure that is the spelling but that is the sound I remember. Is that something similar and what is the meaning?
RJ_cdn - | 267  
7 Sep 2008 /  #2
stoddy" or "stodja"

possibly
stara = old ?
piotrn - | 9  
8 Sep 2008 /  #3
Yes, possibly it was "stara" (woman) or "stary" (man), or in some dialects "story" (man), so you probably have remembered "story" (it sounds similar to "stoddy"), but who knows :)

And the meaning is "old".
OP plaidrose 1 | 1  
8 Sep 2008 /  #4
Dziękuję Am I correct to say "stara babcias" as old ladies or old grandmothers?
I appreciate your help.
intervigilium - | 9  
9 Sep 2008 /  #5
"Stare/starsze babcie" = old grandmothers

"Stare/starsze panie" = old ladies

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