zimorodek

Polish

zimorodek

Etymology

From zima (“winter”) +‎ -o- +‎ rodzić (“to give birth”) +‎ -ek, thus literally "born in winter". Corrupted from earlier ziemiorodek, from ziemia (“soil, ground”) + rodzić (“to give birth”), thus literally "giving birth in the soil". This accurately describes the nesting habits of the bird, which makes nests in burrows dug in steep riverside cliffs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʑi.mɔˈrɔ.dɛk/

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• Rhymes: -ɔdɛk
• Syllabification: zi‧mo‧ro‧dek

Noun

1. kingfisher

Declension

Declension of zimorodek

	singular	plural
nominative	zimorodek	zimorodki
genitive	zimorodka	zimorodków
dative	zimorodkowi	zimorodkom
accusative	zimorodka	zimorodki
instrumental	zimorodkiem	zimorodkami
locative	zimorodku	zimorodkach
vocative	zimorodku	zimorodki

Further reading

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