strzyżyk
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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish strzyż, strzeż, from Proto-Slavic *strižь, *strěžь. Cognates include Lower Sorbian stśěž, Slovak striežik, Russian стриж (striž), Slovene strižec, Serbo-Croatian strež, Latin strix and Ancient Greek στρίξ (stríx).
Pronunciation
Noun
strzyżyk m animal
- any wren belonging to Troglodytes, Cistothorus, Ferminia, Thryorchilus, Thryothorus, or Thryomanes
- strzyżyk woleoczko ― Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
- (in the plural) Troglodytidae
Declension
Declension of strzyżyk
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | strzyżyk | strzyżyki |
| genitive | strzyżyka | strzyżyków |
| dative | strzyżykowi | strzyżykom |
| accusative | strzyżyka | strzyżyki |
| instrumental | strzyżykiem | strzyżykami |
| locative | strzyżyku | strzyżykach |
| vocative | strzyżyku | strzyżyki |
Further reading
- strzyżyk in Polish dictionaries at PWN