drewniak

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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From drewno +‎ -ak.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɛv.ɲak/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛvɲak
  • Syllabification: drew‧niak

Noun[edit]

drewniak m inan (diminutive drewniaczek)

  1. clog (a type of shoe)
  2. (colloquial) a wooden building
  3. any fungus belonging to the genus Hypoxylon

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

drewniak m animal (diminutive drewniaczek)

  1. guitarrito (a species of banjo catfish, Bunocephalus coracoideus)
  2. (colloquial) brown centipede, stone centipede (Lithobius forficatus)

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Noun[edit]

drewniak m pers (diminutive drewniaczek)

  1. (slang) a wet blanket, a stick in the mud, a person who shuns amusement

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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