piesek

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pěsъkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈpi̯ɛːsɛk/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈpiːsɛk/

Noun

piesek m inan

1. sand (finely ground rock)

Declension

Declension of piesek (hard o-stem reducible)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	piesek	piesky	piesci, pieskové
genitive	pieska, piesku	pieskú	pieskóv
dative	piesku	pieskoma	pieskóm
accusative	piesek	piesky	piesky
vocative	piešče	piesky	piesci, pieskové
locative	piescě, piesku	pieskú	piesciech
instrumental	pieskem	pieskoma	piesky

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

• Czech: písek

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “piesek”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Polish

piesek

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish psek. By surface analysis, pies (“dog”) +‎ -ek (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjɛ.sɛk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛsɛk
• Syllabification: pie‧sek

Noun

piesek m animal (diminutive pieseczek)

1. Diminutive of pies; a young or small dog
2. dog paddle, doggy paddle (swimming style)

Declension

Declension of piesek

	singular	plural
nominative	piesek	pieski
genitive	pieska	piesków
dative	pieskowi	pieskom
accusative	pieska	pieski
instrumental	pieskiem	pieskami
locative	piesku	pieskach
vocative	piesku	pieski

Further reading

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