niziołek

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-?

Proto-Indo-European *níder.

Proto-Slavic *nizъ

Proto-Slavic *-olъ

Polish -oł

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Slavic *-kъ

Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ

Old Polish -ek

Polish -ek

Polish niziołek

From Proto-Slavic *nizъ + Polish -oł + -ek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲiˈʑɔ.wɛk/

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• Rhymes: -ɔwɛk
• Syllabification: ni‧zio‧łek

Noun

niziołek m pers

1. (obsolete) dwarf, midget (person of small stature)

   Synonyms: karzełek, liliput

Declension

Declension of niziołek

	singular	plural
nominative	niziołek	niziołki/niziołkowie/niziołki (deprecative)
genitive	niziołka	niziołków
dative	niziołkowi	niziołkom
accusative	niziołka	niziołków
instrumental	niziołkiem	niziołkami
locative	niziołku	niziołkach
vocative	niziołku	niziołki/niziołkowie

Noun

niziołek m animal

1. (fantasy) halfling, hobbit (fictional small humanoid creature featuring in fantasy fiction)

   Synonym: hobbit

Declension

Declension of niziołek

	singular	plural
nominative	niziołek	niziołki
genitive	niziołka	niziołków
dative	niziołkowi	niziołkom
accusative	niziołka	niziołki
instrumental	niziołkiem	niziołkami
locative	niziołku	niziołkach
vocative	niziołku	niziołki

Related terms

adjectives

• niski
• nizieńki
• niziuchny
• niziuśki
• niziuteńki
• niziutki

nouns

• nizina
• niż

verb

• niżyć impf

Further reading

• “niziołek”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)