cynk

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Polish[edit]

Chemical element
Zn
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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡sɨŋk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨŋk
  • Syllabification: cynk

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from German Zink.

Noun[edit]

cynk m inan

  1. zinc (element)

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from German Zinke, from Old High German zint (“a jag, point”), from Proto-Germanic *tinduz, *tindaz (“prong, pinnacle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)dont- (“tooth, projection”).

Noun[edit]

cynk m inan

  1. (slang) tip-off; information conveyed in a clandestine manner
Declension[edit]
Declension of cynk
singular
nominative cynk
genitive cynku
dative cynkowi
accusative cynk
instrumental cynkiem
locative cynku
vocative cynku

Further reading[edit]

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