ziemniak

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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From ziemny (“pertaining to soil, earth”) +‎ -ak, from Proto-Slavic *zemьnъ. Displaced earlier jabłko ziemne, itself a calque of German Erdapfel (literally “earth-apple”).[1] Compare Slovak zemiak, French pomme de terre (literally “apple of the earth”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ziemniak m animal (diminutive ziemniaczek)

  1. potato
    Synonyms: kartofel, (regional) pyra

Declension[edit]

Declension of ziemniak
singular plural
nominative ziemniak ziemniaki
genitive ziemniaka ziemniaków
dative ziemniakowi ziemniakom
accusative ziemniaka ziemniaki
instrumental ziemniakiem ziemniakami
locative ziemniaku ziemniakach
vocative ziemniaku ziemniaki

Derived terms[edit]

adjective

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jan Miodek, Słownik ojczyzny polszczyzny, edited by Monika Zaśko-Zielińska, Tomasz Piekot; Europa, Wrocław 2002, p. 800.

Further reading[edit]

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