Wiktionary

chomik

Polish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from East Slavic, from Old East Slavic хомѣкъ (xoměkŭ), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāmjas (compare Latvian kāmis (“hamster”), Lithuanian kãmas (“rat”)).[1] See further at Proto-Slavic *xoměstorъ.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɔ.mik/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔmik
  • Syllabification: cho‧mik

Noun edit

chomik m animal (female equivalent chomiczka, diminutive chomiczek)

  1. hamster
    Hypernym: gryzoń

Declension edit

Declension of chomik
singular plural
nominative chomik chomiki
genitive chomika chomików
dative chomikowi chomikom
accusative chomika chomiki
instrumental chomikiem chomikami
locative chomiku chomikach
vocative chomiku chomiki

Derived terms edit

adjectives
noun
verb

Noun edit

chomik m pers

  1. (by extension, colloquial) hoarder (one who hoards)

Declension edit

Declension of chomik
singular plural
nominative chomik chomiki
genitive chomika chomików
dative chomikowi chomikom
accusative chomika chomików
instrumental chomikiem chomikami
locative chomiku chomikach
vocative chomiku chomiki

References edit

  1. ^ Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 212

Further reading edit

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