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ziemniak

See also: Ziemniak

Polish edit

 
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Etymology edit

From ziemny (“pertaining to soil, earth”) +‎ -ak, from Proto-Slavic *zemьnъ. Displaced earlier jabłko ziemne, itself a calque of German Erdapfel (literally “earth-apple”).[1] Compare Slovak zemiak, French pomme de terre (literally “apple of the earth”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ziemniak m animal (diminutive ziemniaczek)

  1. potato
    Synonyms: kartofel, (regional) pyra

Declension edit

Declension of ziemniak
singular plural
nominative ziemniak ziemniaki
genitive ziemniaka ziemniaków
dative ziemniakowi ziemniakom
accusative ziemniaka ziemniaki
instrumental ziemniakiem ziemniakami
locative ziemniaku ziemniakach
vocative ziemniaku ziemniaki

Derived terms edit

adjective

References edit

  1. ^ Jan Miodek, Słownik ojczyzny polszczyzny, edited by Monika Zaśko-Zielińska, Tomasz Piekot; Europa, Wrocław 2002, p. 800.

Further reading edit

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