zimorodek

Polish

zimorodek

Etymology

From zima (“winter”) +‎ -o- +‎ rodzić (“to give birth”) +‎ -ek, literally “born in winter”. Parallel to Russian зиморо́док (zimoródok).

Compare typologically Czech ledňáček, Russian леди́нник (ledínnik) (akin to Russian лёд (ljod)); Danish isfugl, Dutch ijsvogel, German Eisvogel, Hungarian jégmadár, Old English īsearn. See, however, German Eisvogel for another conjecture.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʑi.mɔˈrɔ.dɛk/

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• Rhymes: -ɔdɛk
• Syllabification: zi‧mo‧ro‧dek

Noun

zimorodek m animal

1. kingfisher

Declension

Declension of zimorodek

	singular	plural
nominative	zimorodek	zimorodki
genitive	zimorodka	zimorodków
dative	zimorodkowi	zimorodkom
accusative	zimorodka	zimorodki
instrumental	zimorodkiem	zimorodkami
locative	zimorodku	zimorodkach
vocative	zimorodku	zimorodki

Further reading

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