skrzek

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Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *(s)krekъ.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɛk
  • Syllabification: skrzek
  • Homophone: Skrzek

Noun

skrzek m inan

  1. screech, squawk (animal vocalization)
    Synonym: skrzekot
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) screech (human vocalization)
  3. (zoology) spawn of an amphibian

Declension

adjective
verb

Noun

skrzek m animal

  1. (Southern Greater Poland) Synonym of świerszcz

Further reading

  • skrzek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • skrzek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1877) “skrzek”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 31