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Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Slovak smrek, from Proto-Slavic *smerkъ. Doublet of świerk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /smrɛk/
- Rhymes: -ɛk
- Syllabification: smrek
Noun
smrek m inan or m animal
- (Góral) spruce (conifer of the genus Picea)
Declension
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References
- Nowik, Krystyna (1993) “Zapożyczone nazwy drzew w toponimii polskiej”, in Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Linguistica, volume 27, page 202
Further reading
- smrek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- smrek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *smerkъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
smrek m inan
- spruce (any conifer of the genus Picea)
Further reading
- “smrek”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024