Old Polish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /vrɔːk/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /vrok/

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vorgъ (casting of lots), from *vergti (to cast).

Noun edit

wróg m ?

  1. lot, fate
  2. bad omen
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adjective

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vorgъ (foe, enemy), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *warˀgás.

Noun edit

wróg m ?

  1. murderer

Polish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Polish wróg, from Proto-Slavic *vorgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wargás, from Proto-Indo-European *Hwergʰ-. Compare Latvian vārgs, Lithuanian var̃gas, Old Prussian wargan.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /vruk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uk
  • Syllabification: wróg

Noun edit

wróg m pers

  1. enemy
    Synonym: nieprzyjaciel
  2. foe
    Synonym: przeciwnik

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

adjective
noun

Related terms edit

adjective
noun

Further reading edit

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