byk

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See also: Byk and býk

Albanian

Etymology

Compare Romanian buc.

Noun

byk m (plural bykra, definite byku, definite plural bykrat)

  1. chaff
  2. wood dust, sawdust
  3. (figurative) worthless thing

Derived terms

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bykъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

byk m anim (diminutive byck)

  1. bull (adult male of cattle)

Declension

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “byk”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “byk”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bykъ.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɘk
  • Syllabification: byk
  • Homophone: Byk

Noun

byk m animal (diminutive byczek, related adjective byczy)

  1. bull (adult male of cattle)
  2. stag (adult male deer)
    Synonym: jeleń
  3. (colloquial) howler (obvious mistake such as a spelling error or error in calculation, especially one made by an inept student)
  4. (colloquial) stud (strong and rather large man)
  5. (Kociewie) hook with two horns for digging potatoes
    Synonym: dziaka

Declension

Further reading

  • byk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • byk in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “byk”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 149

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from byka

Noun

byk c

  1. (dated) dirty laundry (clothes to be washed)
  2. (dated) washing (of dirty laundry)

Declension

Declension of byk
nominative genitive
singular indefinite byk byks
definite byken bykens
plural indefinite bykar bykars
definite bykarna bykarnas

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