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świerk

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛrk
  • Syllabification: świerk
  • Homophone: Świerk

Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *smerkъ. Doublet of smrek.

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

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    świerk m inan (diminutive świerczek)

    1. spruce (any tree of the genus Picea)
    2. spruce (wood of a spruce)
      Synonym: świerczyna
    Declension
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    Etymology 2

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      Onomatopoeic.

      Noun

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      świerk m inan

      1. synonym of świergot

      Further reading

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      • świerk”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • świerk”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)
      • Oskar Kolberg (1877), “świerk”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 24