diak

See also: diák and diäk

Polish

diak (#2.1)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /djak/

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• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: diak

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin diāconus. Doublet of diakon and żak.

Noun

diak m pers

1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) cantor in the Eastern Orthodox Church

   Synonym: daskał

2. (historical) scribe of a princely chancellery in Russia or an official in charge of the chancellery of a state administration office in tsarist Russia

Declension

Declension of diak

	singular	plural
nominative	diak	diacy/diaki (deprecative)
genitive	diaka	diaków
dative	diakowi	diakom
accusative	diaka	diaków
instrumental	diakiem	diakami
locative	diaku	diakach
vocative	diaku	diacy

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English DIAC.

Noun

diak m inan

1. (electronics, technology) DIAC, diode for alternating current (diode that conducts electrical current only after its breakover voltage, VBO, has been reached momentarily)

Declension

Declension of diak

	singular	plural
nominative	diak	diaki
genitive	diaka	diaków
dative	diakowi	diakom
accusative	diak	diaki
instrumental	diakiem	diakami
locative	diaku	diakach
vocative	diaku	diaki

Further reading

• diak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• diak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• diak in PWN's encyclopedia