swojak

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svojakъ.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɔjak
  • Syllabification: swo‧jak
  • Homophone: Swojak

Noun

swojak m pers (female equivalent swojaczka, diminutive swojaczek)

  1. someone of the same nationality or from the same place
  2. relative by blood or marriage
  3. (obsolete) father of a son-in-law or daughter-in-law
    Synonym: swak

Declension

Declension of swojak
singular plural
nominative swojak swojacy/swojaki (deprecative)
genitive swojaka swojaków
dative swojakowi swojakom
accusative swojaka swojaków
instrumental swojakiem swojakami
locative swojaku swojakach
vocative swojaku swojacy

Noun

swojak m animal

  1. (colloquial, ball games) own goal

Declension

Declension of swojak
singular plural
nominative swojak swojaki
genitive swojaka swojaków
dative swojakowi swojakom
accusative swojaka swojaki
instrumental swojakiem swojakami
locative swojaku swojakach
vocative swojaku swojaki

Further reading

  • swojak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • swojak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1877) “swojak”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 24
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