bocian
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bocian
See also: Bocian
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bōkōną.
Pronunciation
Verb
bōcian
Conjugation
Conjugation of bōcian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | bōcian | bōcienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | bōciġe | bōcode |
| second person singular | bōcast | bōcodest |
| third person singular | bōcaþ | bōcode |
| plural | bōciaþ | bōcodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | bōciġe | bōcode |
| plural | bōciġen | bōcoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | bōca | |
| plural | bōciaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| bōciende | (ġe)bōcod | |
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish bocian, from Proto-Slavic *botьjanъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.t͡ɕan/
Audio 1: (file) Audio 2: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔt͡ɕan
- Syllabification: bo‧cian
- Homophone: Bocian
Noun
bocian m animal (female equivalent bocianica, diminutive bocianek)
- stork (any bird of the genus Ciconia)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bocian
- Skeffington's daughter (type of torture device)
- (children's folklore) stork (mythical bringer of babies to families)
Declension
Declension of bocian
Derived terms
adjectives
nouns
Collocations
Collocations
- młode bociany ― young storks
- dzikie bociany ― wild storks
- pierwsze bociany ― the first storks
- bocian na/w gnieździe ― a stork in a nest
- bocian na łące ― a stork in a meadow
- pisklę bociana ― a stork hatchling
- dziób bociana ― the beak of a stork
- głowa bociana ― the head of a stork
- nogi bociana ― the legs of a stork
- szyja bociana ― the neck of a stork
- gniazdo bociana ― a stork's nest
- ochrona bociana ― stork protection
- para bocianów ― a pair of storks
- klekot bocianów ― the clacking of storks
- miłośnik bocianów ― a stork enthusiast
- liczenie bocianów ― counting storks
- spis bocianów ― a list of storks
- liczba bocianów ― the number of storks
- populacja bocianów ― the stork population
- zobaczyć bociana ― to see a stork
- uratować bociana ― to save a stork
- obserwować bociany ― to stork-watch
- wierzyć w bociany ― to believe in storks
- bocian przynosi dzieci ― a stork brings children
Further reading
- bocian in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bocian in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *botьjanъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
bocian m animal (female equivalent bocianica, related adjective bocianí, diminutive bocianik)
Declension
Further reading
- “bocian”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024