strych

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Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrɘx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘx
  • Syllabification: strych

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish strych, from Middle High German esterîch, esterich, estrich, from Medieval Latin astracus, astricus, from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον (óstrakon).

Noun

strych m inan (diminutive stryszek)

  1. attic
    Synonym: poddasze
Declension
Declension of strych
singular plural
nominative strych strychy
genitive strychu strychów
dative strychowi strychom
accusative strych strychy
instrumental strychem strychami
locative strychu strychach
vocative strychu strychy
Alternative forms
Derived terms
adjective

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Polish strych, from Middle High German strich, from Old High German strih, from Proto-West Germanic *striki, from Proto-Germanic *strikiz, from Proto-Indo-European *strig-ís, from the root *streyg- (“to stroke”).

Noun

strych m inan

  1. (obsolete) line, streak
    Synonyms: kreska, linia
  2. (obsolete) strickle, strike (instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain)
    Synonym: strychulec
  3. (obsolete) strickling
    Synonym: strychowanie
  4. (obsolete) course, direction
    Synonyms: ciąg, kierunek
  5. (obsolete) manner, method, way
    Synonym: sposób
Declension
Declension of strych
singular plural
nominative strych strychy
genitive strycha strychów
dative strychowi strychom
accusative strych strychy
instrumental strychem strychami
locative strychu strychach
vocative strychu strychy
Alternative forms
adjective
nouns
verbs

Etymology 3

From stryj +‎ -ch.[1]

Noun

strych m pers

  1. (archaic) old man
    Synonym: starzec
Declension
Declension of strych
singular plural
nominative strych strychowie/strychy (deprecative)
genitive strycha strychów
dative strychowi strychom
accusative strycha strychów
instrumental strychem strychami
locative strychu strychach
vocative strychu strychowie

References

  1. ^ Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity‎, page 261

Further reading

  • strych in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • strych in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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