bocian

See also: Bocian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bōkōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboː.ki.ɑn/

Verb

bōcian

1. to give by charter, to charter

Conjugation

Conjugation of bōcian (weak class 2)

infinitive	bōcian	bōcienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	bōciġe	bōcode
second person singular	bōcast	bōcodest
third person singular	bōcaþ	bōcode
plural	bōciaþ	bōcodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bōciġe	bōcode
plural	bōciġen	bōcoden
imperative
singular	bōca
plural	bōciaþ
participle	present	past
	bōciende	(ġe)bōcod

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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *botьjanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.t͡ɕan/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

1. stork (bird)
2. Scavenger's daughter (type of torture device)

Declension

Declension of bocian

	singular	plural
nominative	bocian	bociany
genitive	bociana	bocianów
dative	bocianowi	bocianom
accusative	bociana	bociany
instrumental	bocianem	bocianami
locative	bocianie	bocianach
vocative	bocianie	bociany

Related terms

• (stork): bocan, bociąg, bociek, bocion, boción, bociun, bocon, bocoń, boczoń, boć, boćko, busiek, busion, buśko, iwanko, klebocon, klekotun, klobocon, ksiądz wojciech, mocian, pocian, staś, wojtek, wojtuś, wosio

Further reading

• bocian in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *botьjanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔt͡si̯an/

Noun

bocian m (genitive singular bociana, nominative plural bociany, genitive plural bocianov, declension pattern of dub)

1. stork

Declension

Declension of bocian

	singular	plural
nominative	bocian	bociany
genitive	bociana	bocianov
dative	bocianovi	bocianom
accusative	bociana	bociany
locative	bocianovi	bocianoch
instrumental	bocianom	bocianmi

Derived terms

• bocianica
• bocianí

Further reading

• “bocian”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024