racuch

Polish

racuchy

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly a back-formation from racuszek, a dialectal variant of *raczuszek, itself a diminutive of rak (“crayfish”). Derivation from East Slavic cannot be ruled out. Compare regional Belarusian рачыха (račyxa) and dialectal Ukrainian гречух (hrečux).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.t͡sux/

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• Rhymes: -at͡sux
• Syllabification: ra‧cuch

Noun

racuch m inan (diminutive racuszek)

1. Polish crumpet, Polish pikelet

Declension

Declension of racuch

	singular	plural
nominative	racuch	racuchy
genitive	racucha	racuchów
dative	racuchowi	racuchom
accusative	racuch	racuchy
instrumental	racuchem	racuchami
locative	racuchu	racuchach
vocative	racuchu	racuchy

Further reading

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