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Kashubian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *měxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *maišás, from Proto-Indo-European *moysós.
Noun
miech m ?
- bag
Further reading
- “miech”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “mieszek”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mjɛx/
- Rhymes: -ɛx
- Syllabification: miech
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Polish miech, from Proto-Slavic *mě̑xъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *maišás, from Proto-Indo-European *moysós (“ram, sheep, fleece, wool, sheepskin”).
Noun
miech m inan (diminutive mieszek)
- bellows (device)
- (Poznań) bag (flexible container)
- (obsolete) fur (hairy skin of an animal)
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From truncation of miesiąc + -ch.
Noun
miech m inan
- (colloquial) Augmentative of miesiąc; month
Declension
Further reading
- miech in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- miech in Polish dictionaries at PWN