bąk

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "bak"

Kashubian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bǫkъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbõk/
  • Syllabification: bąk

Noun[edit]

bąk m animal

  1. bumblebee
  2. (humorous) child, little one

Further reading[edit]

  • “bąk”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish bąk, from Proto-Slavic *bǫkъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bąk m animal (diminutive bączek)

  1. any horsefly of the genus Tabanus
  2. any bittern of the genus Botaurus
  3. (colloquial) bumblebee or other buzzing insect
    Synonym: trzmiel
  4. spinning top (toy)
    Synonyms: (archaic) cyga, (archaic) fryga
  5. (endearing) son, child, little one
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dziecko
  6. gyroscope wheel
  7. dinghy (boat)
  8. onion stalk with pyxidium
  9. drone (bagpipe bourdon)
  10. (archaic) gig (boat)
  11. (archaic) bagpipes
  12. (archaic) canard, misinformation
  13. (archaic) error, mistake
  14. (archaic) device to stimulate the draught of a chimney
  15. (archaic) snooty person

Declension[edit]

Declension of bąk
singular plural
nominative bąk bąki
genitive bąka bąków
dative bąkowi bąkom
accusative bąka bąki
instrumental bąkiem bąkami
locative bąku bąkach
vocative bąku bąki

Derived terms[edit]

adjective
nouns
verbs

Further reading[edit]

  • bąk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bąk in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “bąk”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • Dorota Adamiec (13.03.2023) “BĄK”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
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