byk

See also: Byk and býk

Albanian

Etymology

Compare Romanian buc.

Noun

byk m (indefinite plural bykra, definite singular byku, definite plural bykrat)

1. chaff
2. wood dust, sawdust
3. (figuratively) worthless thing

Derived terms

• bykëlina
• bykëra
• bykëzoj

 

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bykъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɨk/

Noun

byk m (diminutive byck)

1. bull (adult male of cattle)

Declension

Declension of byk

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	byk	byka	byki
Genitive	byka	bykowu	bykow
Dative	bykoju	bykoma	bykam
Accusative	byka	bykowu	byki, bykow
Instrumental	bykom	bykoma	bykami
Locative	byku	bykoma	bykach

Further reading

• byk in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
• byk in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.

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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bykъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɨk/

• Audio

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Noun

byk m anim (diminutive byczek)

1. bull (adult male of cattle)
2. stag (adult male deer)

   Synonym: jeleń

3. (colloquial) howler; obvious mistake such as a spelling error or error in calculation, especially one made by an inept student
4. (colloquial) a strong and rather large man

Declension

declension of byk

	singular	plural
nominative	byk	byki
genitive	byka	byków
dative	bykowi	bykom
accusative	byka	byki
instrumental	bykiem	bykami
locative	byku	bykach
vocative	byku	byki

Derived terms

• byczo
• byczy
• bykowe

Further reading

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

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Swedish

Noun

byk c

1. a bunch of clothes to be washed

Declension

Declension of byk
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	byk	byken	bykar	bykarna
Genitive	byks	bykens	bykars	bykarnas

Synonyms

• tvätt

See also

• smutsig byk