widelec

Polish

Alternative forms

• bydelec (Far Masovian, Mława)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *vidla

Polish widły

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ikas

Proto-Slavic *-ьcь

Polish -ec

Polish -iec

Polish widelec

From widły + -iec.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viˈdɛ.lɛt͡s/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlɛt͡s
• Syllabification: wi‧de‧lec

Noun

widelec m inan (diminutive widelczyk)

1. fork (utensil)

Declension

Declension of widelec

	singular	plural
nominative	widelec	widelce
genitive	widelca	widelców
dative	widelcowi	widelcom
accusative	widelec	widelce
instrumental	widelcem	widelcami
locative	widelcu	widelcach
vocative	widelcu	widelce

Derived terms

interjection

• a nuż, widelec

Descendants

• → Belarusian: відэ́лец (vidéljec)

Further reading

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