krzeczek

Old Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Czech křeček and Slovak škrečok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /kr̝ɛt͡ʃʲɛk/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /kr̝ɛt͡ʃʲɛk/

Noun

krzeczek m animacy unattested

1. (zoology) hamster

   Synonym: skrzeczec

   • 1900 [1472], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2‎^[1], number 1493:

     Krzeczek *dromula

     [Krzeczek dromula]

   • 1885-2024 [1457], Jan Baudouina de Courtenay, Jan Karłowicz, Antoni Adam Kryńskiego, Malinowski Lucjan, editors, Prace Filologiczne‎^[2], volume V, page 14:

     Grillus... est animal retrocedens et venatur formicam krzeczek

     [Grillus... est animal retrocedens et venatur formicam krzeczek]

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “krzeczek”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʂɛ.t͡ʂɛk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛt͡ʂɛk
• Syllabification: krze‧czek

Noun

krzeczek m animal

1. one of several species of wolf spider (lycosids)

Declension

Declension of krzeczek

	singular	plural
nominative	krzeczek	krzeczki
genitive	krzeczka	krzeczków
dative	krzeczkowi	krzeczkom
accusative	krzeczka	krzeczki
instrumental	krzeczkiem	krzeczkami
locative	krzeczku	krzeczkach
vocative	krzeczku	krzeczki

Further reading

• krzeczek in Polish dictionaries at PWN