archaik

Polish

Etymology

Back-formation from archaiczny.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arˈxa.ik/

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• Rhymes: -aik
• Syllabification: ar‧cha‧ik

Noun

archaik m inan

1. (geology) Archaean era

   Synonyms: archeozoik, era archaiczna

2. (literary) relic (something old and outdated)

Declension

Declension of archaik

	singular	plural
nominative	archaik	archaiki
genitive	archaika	archaików
dative	archaikowi	archaikom
accusative	archaik	archaiki
instrumental	archaikiem	archaikami
locative	archaiku	archaikach
vocative	archaiku	archaiki

Noun

archaik m pers

1. (literary) archaic buff (someone who values older things)

Declension

Declension of archaik

	singular	plural
nominative	archaik	archaicy/archaiki (deprecative)
genitive	archaika	archaików
dative	archaikowi	archaikom
accusative	archaika	archaików
instrumental	archaikiem	archaikami
locative	archaiku	archaikach
vocative	archaiku	archaicy

Related terms

adjectives

• archaiczny
• archaistyczny
• archaizatorski

 

adverb

• archaicznie

 

nouns

• archaiczność
• archaika
• archaista
• archaizacja
• archaizator
• archaizm

 

verbs

• archaizować
• zarchaizować

 

Further reading

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