ogórek

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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish ogurek, from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριον (angoúrion, cucumber).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɔˈɡu.rɛk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -urɛk
  • Syllabification: o‧gó‧rek

Noun[edit]

ogórek m inan (diminutive ogóreczek, augmentative ogór, related adjective ogórkowy)

  1. cucumber
  2. gherkin
  3. (colloquial, humorous) Jelcz-brand bus, commonly used for intercity and urban transportation in Poland in the 1960s and 1970s

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Lithuanian: agurkas

Further reading[edit]

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