bãbenk

Kashubian

Alternative forms

• bãbelk (regional)

Etymology

From bãben +‎ -k. Compare Polish bębenek. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from Polish bębenek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbãbɛnk/
• Rhymes: -ãbɛnk
• Syllabification: bã‧benk

Noun

bãbenk m inan (related adjective bãbenkòwi)

1. diminutive of bãben (“drum”) (percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber)
3. (anatomy) eardrum, tympanic membrane, myringa
4. diminutive of bęben (“drum”) (any similar hollow, cylindrical object as part of a machine)

Declension

Declension of bãbenk

	singular	plural
nominative	bãbenk	bãbenczi
genitive	bãbenka	bãbenków
dative	bãbenkòwi	bãbenkóm
accusative	bãbenk	bãbenczi
instrumental	bãbenkã	bãbenkama
locative	bãbenkù	bãbenkach
vocative	bãbenkù	bãbenczi

Further reading

• Sychta, Bernard (1967) “bąbenk”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 1 (A – Ǵ), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 24
• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “bębenek”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “bębenek”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “bãbenk”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022