pełzak

Polish

Etymology

From pełzać +‎ -ak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛw.zak/

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• Rhymes: -ɛwzak
• Syllabification: peł‧zak

Noun

pełzak m inan

1. creeper, climber (creeping or climbing plant)

Declension

Declension of pełzak

	singular	plural
nominative	pełzak	pełzaki
genitive	pełzaka	pełzaków
dative	pełzakowi	pełzakom
accusative	pełzak	pełzaki
instrumental	pełzakiem	pełzakami
locative	pełzaku	pełzakach
vocative	pełzaku	pełzaki

Noun

pełzak m animal or pełzak m inan

1. amoeba (member of the genus Amoeba)

   Synonym: ameba

2. (more generally) amoeba, amoeboid (unicellular organism which has the ability to alter its shape)

   Synonym: ameba

Declension

Declension of pełzak

	singular	plural
nominative	pełzak	pełzaki
genitive	pełzaka	pełzaków
dative	pełzakowi	pełzakom
accusative	pełzaka	pełzaki
instrumental	pełzakiem	pełzakami
locative	pełzaku	pełzakach
vocative	pełzaku	pełzaki

or

Declension of pełzak

	singular	plural
nominative	pełzak	pełzaki
genitive	pełzaka	pełzaków
dative	pełzakowi	pełzakom
accusative	pełzak	pełzaki
instrumental	pełzakiem	pełzakami
locative	pełzaku	pełzakach
vocative	pełzaku	pełzaki

Noun

pełzak m pers

1. (colloquial, humorous) crawler (child)

Declension

Declension of pełzak

	singular	plural
nominative	pełzak	pełzaki
genitive	pełzaka	pełzaków
dative	pełzakowi	pełzakom
accusative	pełzaka	pełzaków
instrumental	pełzakiem	pełzakami
locative	pełzaku	pełzakach
vocative	pełzaku	pełzaki

Further reading

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