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Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkla.sɘk/
- Rhymes: -asɘk
- Syllabification: kla‧syk
Etymology 1
Internationalism; compare English classic, French classique, German Klassik, ultimately from Latin classicus.
Noun
klasyk m pers (female equivalent klasyczka)
- classic (creator of perfect and/or early examples of a particular style)
- classic, classicist (scholar of classic literature)
- Synonym: klasycysta
Declension
Noun
klasyk m inan
- (art) classic (artistic work of lasting worth)
- (cycling) classic (major, long-standing event)
Declension
Etymology 2
Ellipsis of gitara klasyczna.
Noun
klasyk m animal
- (colloquial) classical guitar (type of flat-tabled guitar of Spanish origin used primarily for Western classical music, flamenco, and Latin American music, with six nylon (formerly gut) strings, usually played with the fingers rather than with a plectrum)
- Synonyms: akustyk, gitara akustyczna, gitara klasyczna
- Antonyms: elektryk, gitara elektryczna
- grać na klasyku ― to play a classic
Declension
Further reading
- klasyk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- klasyk in Polish dictionaries at PWN