Polish edit

Etymology edit

From człowiek +‎ -ek. First attested in 1528.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʂwɔˈvjɛ.t͡ʂɛk/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /t͡ʂɫɔˈvjɛ.t͡ʂɛk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt͡ʂɛk
  • Syllabification: czło‧wie‧czek

Noun edit

człowieczek m pers

  1. Diminutive of człowiek
  2. small person (e.g. a child, a dwarf)

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References edit

  1. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “człowieczek”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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