chomik

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from East Slavic, from Old East Slavic хомѣкъ (xoměkŭ), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāmjas (compare Latvian kāmis (“hamster”), Lithuanian kãmas (“rat”)). See further at Proto-Slavic *xoměstorъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɔ.mik/

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• Rhymes: -ɔmik
• Syllabification: cho‧mik

Noun

chomik m animal (female equivalent chomiczka, diminutive chomiczek)

1. hamster (any of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae)

   Hypernym: gryzoń

Declension

Declension of chomik

	singular	plural
nominative	chomik	chomiki
genitive	chomika	chomików
dative	chomikowi	chomikom
accusative	chomika	chomiki
instrumental	chomikiem	chomikami
locative	chomiku	chomikach
vocative	chomiku	chomiki

Derived terms

adjectives

• chomiczy
• chomikowaty
• chomikowy

 

noun

• chomikarz

 

verb

• chomikować

 

Noun

chomik m pers

1. (by extension, colloquial) hoarder (one who hoards)

Declension

Declension of chomik

	singular	plural
nominative	chomik	chomiki
genitive	chomika	chomików
dative	chomikowi	chomikom
accusative	chomika	chomików
instrumental	chomikiem	chomikami
locative	chomiku	chomikach
vocative	chomiku	chomiki

Further reading

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