szlak

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Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: szlak
  • Homophone: szlag

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle High German slac.

Noun

szlak m inan (diminutive szlaczek)

  1. trail
    Synonyms: ścieżka, trakt
  2. route
    Synonyms: trasa, marszruta
  3. (Kuyavia) Synonym of miedza (“balk”)
Declension
Declension of szlak
singular plural
nominative szlak szlaki
genitive szlaku szlaków
dative szlakowi szlakom
accusative szlak szlaki
instrumental szlakiem szlakami
locative szlaku szlakach
vocative szlaku szlaki

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Kolberg connects it with de Schlag”)

Noun

szlak m pers

  1. (Kuyavia) used in swears and curses
    Alternative form: ślak
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adjectives
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Further reading

  • szlak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • szlak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1867) “szlak”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 277
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