paciuk

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Belarusian пацу́к (pacúk) or Ukrainian пацю́к (pacjúk).[1] By surface analysis, pac +‎ -uk.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

paciuk m animal

  1. (Vilnius) rat (rodent)
    Synonym: szczur
  2. (dialectal) piglet or (less frequently) hog
    Synonyms: prosię, wieprz
  3. (hunting) two years old wild boar piglet
    Hypernyms: dzik, warchlak

Declension[edit]

Related terms[edit]

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References[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

  • paciuk in Polish dictionaries at PWN