smok

See also: Smok, SMOK, smók, šmok, and Šmok

Polish

smok

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *smokъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smɔk/

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• Rhymes: -ɔk
• Syllabification: smok
• Homophones: smog, Smok

Noun

smok m animal (female equivalent smoczyca, diminutive smoczek, augmentative smoczysko, related adjective smoczy)

1. dragon (mythical creature)
   • 2012, Ewa Mirkowska, 59 bajek o zwierzętach, Siedmioróg:

     – No właśnie – pokiwał głową tata kot – takie są krokodyle, wyglądają jak zielone smoki.

     "Exactly", papa cat nodded his head, "that's crocodiles for you, they look like green dragons."

Declension

Declension of smok

	singular	plural
nominative	smok	smoki
genitive	smoka	smoków
dative	smokowi	smokom
accusative	smoka	smoki
instrumental	smokiem	smokami
locative	smoku	smokach
vocative	smoku	smoki

Derived terms

verbs

• palić jak smok impf

 

Further reading

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

Volapük

Noun

smok (nominative plural smoks)

1. smoke

Declension

declension of smok

	singular	plural
nominative	smok	smoks
genitive	smoka	smokas
dative	smoke	smokes
accusative	smoki	smokis
vocative 1	o smok!	o smoks!
predicative 2	smoku	smokus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only