ganek

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ganek

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German ganc, from Old High German gang. Doublet of gang.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.nɛk/

(Greater Poland):
- (Central Greater Poland) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.nɛk/

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Rhymes: -anɛk
Syllabification: ga‧nek

Noun

ganek m inan (diminutive ganeczek, related adjective gankowy)

porch
Synonym: portyk
(Central Greater Poland) garden path
(Central Greater Poland, Oborniki) Synonym of aleja

Declension

Declension of ganek

	singular	plural
nominative	ganek	ganki
genitive	ganku	ganków
dative	gankowi	gankom
accusative	ganek	ganki
instrumental	gankiem	gankami
locative	ganku	gankach
vocative	ganku	ganki

Descendants

→ Belarusian: га́нак (hának)
→ Ukrainian: ґа́нок (gánok)
→ Yiddish: גאַניק (ganik) (probably)

Further reading

ganek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
ganek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Oskar Kolberg (1877) “ganki”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 18

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