lubczyk

Polish

lubczyk

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish lubszczek, from Middle High German lübestecke, from Old High German lubistechal, from Latin lubisticum, libisticum, from ligusticum, from Ancient Greek λῐγῠστῐκόν (ligustikón), from Ancient Greek Λῐγῠστῐκός (Ligustikós), from Ancient Greek Λίγυς (Lígus).

Compare Czech libeček, Slovak ľubček, Lower Sorbian libštok, Upper Sorbian lubčik, Serbo-Croatian љуба́чац, Slovene lúštek.

The German and Slavic words were transformed under the influence of folk etymologies linking them with the words lubić (“to like”), luby (“lover”) (cognate with Middle High German liep). Compare English lovage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlupt͡ʂɘk/

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• Rhymes: -upt͡ʂɘk
• Syllabification: lub‧czyk

Noun

lubczyk m inan

1. lovage (Levisticum officinale)
2. lovage (Mediterranean herb)

Declension

Declension of lubczyk

	singular	plural
nominative	lubczyk	lubczyki
genitive	lubczyku	lubczyków
dative	lubczykowi	lubczykom
accusative	lubczyk	lubczyki
instrumental	lubczykiem	lubczykami
locative	lubczyku	lubczykach
vocative	lubczyku	lubczyki

Related terms

adjective

• lubczykowy

 

Descendants

• → Belarusian: лубісто́к (lubistók)
• → Lithuanian: lìpčikas
• → Russian: лу́бчик (lúbčik) (dialectal)
• → Carpathian Rusyn: лубчик (lubčyk)
• → Ukrainian: люби́сток (ljubýstok)
  • → Russian: люби́сток (ljubístok)

Further reading

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