nieuk

See also: nieûk

Polish

Alternative forms

• mnieuk (“type of ox”), nieûk (Far Masovian)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *ne-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ewk-der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *auˀkīˀtei

Proto-Slavic *učiti

Proto-Slavic *-ъ

Proto-Slavic *neukъ

Polish nieuk

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *neukъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲɛ.uk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛuk
• Syllabification: nie‧uk

Noun

nieuk m pers

1. (derogatory) dunce
2. (derogatory) ignoramus

Declension

Declension of nieuk

	singular	plural
nominative	nieuk	neuki/nieucy
genitive	nieuka	nieuków
dative	nieukowi	nieukom
accusative	nieuka	nieuków
instrumental	nieukiem	nieukami
locative	nieuku	nieukach
vocative	nieuku	neuki/nieucy

Derived terms

noun

• nieuctwo

Further reading

• “nieuk”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “nieuk”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)