szpak

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Polish[edit]

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szpak

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps borrowed from Middle High German spaz, spatze, from Old High German sparo, from Proto-Germanic *sparwô, from *sparwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sper(w)-, *sper(g)-. Cognate with Russian шпак (špak), Ukrainian шпак (špak), Belarusian шпак (špak), Czech špaček.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʂpak/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: szpak
  • Homophone: Szpak

Noun[edit]

szpak m animal (diminutive szpaczek, related adjective szpaczy)

  1. starling (bird)
  2. dark grey horse

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

adjective

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Further reading[edit]

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