cynk

Kashubian

Chemical element
Zn
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Next: gal (Ga)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zink.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡siŋk/
• Syllabification: cynk

Noun

cynk m inan

1. zinc (element)

Further reading

• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “cynk”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “cynk”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “cynk”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Polish

Chemical element
Zn
Previous: miedź (Cu)
Next: gal (Ga)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sɨŋk/

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• Rhymes: -ɨŋk
• Syllabification: cynk

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Zink.

Noun

cynk m inan

1. zinc (element)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Zinke, from Old High German zint (“a jag, point”), from Proto-Germanic *tinduz, *tindaz (“prong, pinnacle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)dont- (“tooth, projection”).

Noun

cynk m inan

1. (slang) tip-off; information conveyed in a clandestine manner

Declension

Declension of cynk

	singular
nominative	cynk
genitive	cynku
dative	cynkowi
accusative	cynk
instrumental	cynkiem
locative	cynku
vocative	cynku

Further reading

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