melancholik

Czech

Etymology

Derived from Latin melancholicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛlanxolɪk]
• Hyphenation: me‧lan‧cho‧lik

Noun

melancholik m anim (female equivalent melancholička)

1. (psychology) melancholic person

Declension

Declension of melancholik (velar masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	melancholik	melancholici
genitive	melancholika	melancholiků
dative	melancholikovi, melancholiku	melancholikům
accusative	melancholika	melancholiky
vocative	melancholiku	melancholici
locative	melancholikovi, melancholiku	melancholicích
instrumental	melancholikem	melancholiky

Related terms

• melancholický
• melancholie f

 

Further reading

• “melancholik”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “melancholik”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English melancholic, French melancholique, German Melancholiker, ultimately from Ancient Greek μελαγχολικός (melankholikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛ.lanˈxɔ.lik/

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• Rhymes: -ɔlik
• Syllabification: me‧lan‧cho‧lik

Noun

melancholik m pers (female equivalent melancholiczka)

1. (psychology) melancholic (person who is habitually melancholy)

Declension

Declension of melancholik

	singular	plural
nominative	melancholik	melancholicy/melancholiki (deprecative)
genitive	melancholika	melancholików
dative	melancholikowi	melancholikom
accusative	melancholika	melancholików
instrumental	melancholikiem	melancholikami
locative	melancholiku	melancholikach
vocative	melancholiku	melancholicy

Further reading

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