żak

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See also: zak, Zak, Żak, žák, and Žák

Polish[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʐak/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: żak
  • Homophone: Żak

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Old Czech žák.[1] Doublet of diak and diakon.

Noun[edit]

żak m pers (diminutive żaczek, related adjective żaczy)

  1. (dated, education) student, university student (person who is enrolled at a college or university)
    Synonym: student
    Hypernym: uczeń
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Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from German Sack.

Noun[edit]

żak m inan

  1. (fishing) fyke, eel basket, eelbuck, eelpot, eel trap
    Synonym: bębenek
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “żak”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading[edit]

  • żak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • żak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • żak in PWN's encyclopedia