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gnyk

Polish edit

 
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Etymology edit

Uncertain. Per Bańkowski, inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъmykъ.[1] Brückner proposes a borrowing from German Genick (“nape”).[2]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡnɨk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨk
  • Syllabification: gnyk

Noun edit

gnyk m inan

  1. (archaic, anatomy) hyoid bone
    Synonym: kość gnykowa

Declension edit

Declension of gnyk
singular plural
nominative gnyk gnyki
genitive gnyka gnyków
dative gnykowi gnykom
accusative gnyk gnyki
instrumental gnykiem gnykami
locative gnyku gnykach
vocative gnyku gnyki

Derived terms edit

adjective
verb

Related terms edit

noun

References edit

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “gnyk”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “gnyk”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading edit

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