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Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *smerkъ. Doublet of smrek.
Noun
świerk m inan (diminutive świerczek)
- spruce (any tree of the genus Picea)
- spruce (wood of a spruce)
- Synonym: świerczyna
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Noun
świerk m inan
- Synonym of świergot
Further reading
- świerk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- świerk in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Oskar Kolberg (1877) “świerk”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 24