obojnak

Polish

Etymology

From obaj +‎ -ak, perhaps a calque of German Zwitter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔˈbɔj.nak/

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• Rhymes: -ɔjnak
• Syllabification: o‧boj‧nak

Noun

obojnak m pers or obojnak m animal

1. (biology) hermaphrodite (animal or plant having both male and female gonads)

   Synonym: hermafrodyta

2. (biology) hermaphrodite (person having both male and female gonads)

   Synonym: hermafrodyta

Declension

Declension of obojnak

	singular	plural
nominative	obojnak	obojnacy/obojnaki (deprecative)
genitive	obojnaka	obojnaków
dative	obojnakowi	obojnakom
accusative	obojnaka	obojnaków
instrumental	obojnakiem	obojnakami
locative	obojnaku	obojnakach
vocative	obojnaku	obojnacy

or

Declension of obojnak

	singular	plural
nominative	obojnak	obojnaki
genitive	obojnaka	obojnaków
dative	obojnakowi	obojnakom
accusative	obojnaka	obojnaki
instrumental	obojnakiem	obojnakami
locative	obojnaku	obojnakach
vocative	obojnaku	obojnaki

Derived terms

adjectives

• obojnacki
• obojnaczy
• obojnaki

 

Related terms

nouns

• obojnactwo
• obojnaczość

 

Further reading

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