łyk

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See also: lyk

Polish

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɘk
  • Syllabification: łyk

Etymology 1

Deverbal from łykać.

Noun

łyk m inan (diminutive łyczek)

  1. gulp, sip, swig, swallow (the amount of liquid in one swallow; the act of swallowing)
Declension
Declension of łyk
singular plural
nominative łyk łyki
genitive łyku / łyka łyków
dative łykowi łykom
accusative łyk / łyka łyki
instrumental łykiem łykami
locative łyku łykach
vocative łyku łyki
nouns
verbs

Etymology 2

Back-formation from łyko.

Noun

łyk m pers (female equivalent łyczka, diminutive łyczek)

  1. (archaic or dialectal, Central Greater Poland, derogatory) burgher, townsman
Declension
Declension of łyk
singular plural
nominative łyk łyki
genitive łyka łyków
dative łykowi łykom
accusative łyka łyków
instrumental łykiem łykami
locative łyku łykach
vocative łyku łyki
Derived terms
nouns

Noun

łyk n

  1. genitive plural of łyko

Further reading

  • łyk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • łyk in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1877) “łyk”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 20
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