orczyk

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish orczyk. Compare German Ortscheit, Upper Sorbian worćik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔr.t͡ʂɨk/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrt͡ʂɨk
• Syllabification: or‧czyk

Noun

orczyk m inan

1. (informal, skiing) draglift, T-bar (ski lift)
2. (agriculture) swingletree, whiffletree, whippletree
3. (aviation) rudder-bar
4. (gymnastics) trapeze

Declension

Declension of orczyk

	singular	plural
nominative	orczyk	orczyki
genitive	orczyka	orczyków
dative	orczykowi	orczykom
accusative	orczyk	orczyki
instrumental	orczykiem	orczykami
locative	orczyku	orczykach
vocative	orczyku	orczyki

Derived terms

adjective

• orczykowy

 

Related terms

noun

• orczyca

 

Descendants

• → Belarusian: во́рчык (vórčyk)
• → Ukrainian: о́рчик (órčyk)

Further reading

• orczyk in Polish dictionaries at PWN