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Albanian
Etymology
Compare Romanian buc.
Noun
byk m (plural bykra, definite byku, definite plural bykrat)
- chaff
- wood dust, sawdust
- (figurative) worthless thing
Derived terms
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bykъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
byk m anim (diminutive byck)
- 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
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bykъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
byk m animal (diminutive byczek, related adjective byczy)
- bull (adult male of cattle)
- stag (adult male deer)
- Synonym: jeleń
- (colloquial) howler (obvious mistake such as a spelling error or error in calculation, especially one made by an inept student)
- (colloquial) stud (strong and rather large man)
- (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
- (dated) dirty laundry (clothes to be washed)
- (dated) washing (of dirty laundry)
Declension
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