Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian бе́рковец (bérkovec). First attested in 1763.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bjɛrˈkɔ.vjɛt͡s/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvjɛt͡s
  • Syllabification: bier‧ko‧wiec

Noun

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bierkowiec m animal

  1. (historical) berkovets

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Johann Moneta (1763) Enchiridion Polonicum oder Polnisches Handbuch: worinnen ... :Eine Grammatik, Gespräche, Sprüch-Wörter, Lexicon ...[1] (in German), page 369
  2. ^ bierkowiec in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

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