ziemniak

See also: Ziemniak

Polish

Etymology

From ziemny (“pertaining to soil, earth”) +‎ -ak, from Proto-Slavic *zemьnъ. Displaced earlier jabłko ziemne, itself a calque of German Erdapfel (literally “earth-apple”). Compare Slovak zemiak, French pomme de terre (literally “apple of the earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʑɛm.ɲak/

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• Rhymes: -ɛmɲak
• Syllabification: ziem‧niak
• Homophone: Ziemniak

Noun

ziemniak m animal (diminutive ziemniaczek)

1. potato

   Synonyms: kartofel, (regional) pyra

Declension

Declension of ziemniak

	singular	plural
nominative	ziemniak	ziemniaki
genitive	ziemniaka	ziemniaków
dative	ziemniakowi	ziemniakom
accusative	ziemniaka	ziemniaki
instrumental	ziemniakiem	ziemniakami
locative	ziemniaku	ziemniakach
vocative	ziemniaku	ziemniaki

Derived terms

adjective

• ziemniaczany

 

Further reading

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