smrek

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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

  1. (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

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *smerkъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

smrek m inan

  1. 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