kłęk

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See also: klek, Klek, klęk, and Klęk

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kłęk

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klǫkъ. By surface analysis, deverbal from klęknąć. Originally dialectal, reintroduced in 1902 in sense 1.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwɛŋk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋk
  • Syllabification: kłęk

Noun

kłęk m inan

  1. coffee tree (any plant of the genus Gymnocladus)
  2. (dialectal, botany) stump, piece of knot, broken off branch

Declension

Further reading

  • kłęk in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “kłęk”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), volume 1, →ISBN, pages 717–718
  • Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “kłęk”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volumes II: K—Kot, Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego, page 256