proch

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *porxъ, from Proto-Indo-European *pers-.

Pronunciation

Noun

proch m inan (diminutive prošk)

  1. dust

Declension

Declension of proch
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative proch procha prochy
Genitive procha prochowu prochow
Dative prochoju prochoma procham
Accusative proch procha prochy
Instrumental prochom prochoma prochami
Locative prochu prochoma prochach

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “proch”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “proch”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *porxъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pers-.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɔx
  • Syllabification: proch

Noun

proch m inan (diminutive proszek)

  1. powder, gunpowder
    proch bezdymny ― smokeless powder
  2. (archaic or regional) dust
    Synonyms: pył, kurz
  3. (figurative) speck, dust (something worthless or insignificant)
  4. (Near Masovian, Far Masovian) eye disease of cows

Declension

Declension of proch
singular plural
nominative proch prochy
genitive prochu prochów
dative prochowi prochom
accusative proch prochy
instrumental prochem prochami
locative prochu prochach
vocative prochu prochy

Derived terms

noun
verbs

Further reading

  • proch in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • proch in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Zygmunt Wasilewski (1889) “proch”, in Jagodne: wieś w powiecie łukowskim, gminie Dąbie: zarys etnograficzny (in Polish), Warsaw: M. Arct, page 245
  • Stanisław Ciszewski (1909) “proch”, in “Przyczynek do słownika gwary mazowieckiej”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 7, z. 1, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 209

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pȏrxъ. Cognate with Lower Sorbian proch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʀɔx/
  • Rhymes: -ɔx
  • Hyphenation: proch
  • Syllabification: proch

Noun

proch m inan (diminutive próšk, related adjective prochowy or próškowy or próšny)

  1. dust (earth reduced to very fine particles)
  2. powder (very fine and light particles of earth and other substances, which are suspended in the air and settle on bodies)

Declension

Declension of proch (masculine velar stem)
singular dual plural
nominative proch prochaj prochi
genitive procha prochow prochow
dative prochej prochomaj procham
accusative proch prochaj prochi
instrumental prochom prochomaj prochami
locative prochu, próše prochomaj prochach
vocative procho prochaj prochi

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