potok

See also: поток

Czech

Etymology

From Old Czech potok, from Proto-Slavic *potokъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpotok]

Noun

potok m inan

1. stream

Declension

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	potok	potoky
genitive	potoka	potoků
dative	potoku	potokům
accusative	potok	potoky
vocative	potoku	potoky
locative	potoku, potoce	potocích
instrumental	potokem	potoky

Derived terms

• potůček
• potoční

Further reading

• potok in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• potok in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• potok in Internetová jazyková příručka

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *potokъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.tɔk/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɔtɔk
• Syllabification: po‧tok

Noun

potok m inan (diminutive potoczek)

1. torrent
2. stream, creek
3. (computing) pipe
4. (computing) pipeline

Declension

Declension of potok

	singular	plural
nominative	potok	potoki
genitive	potoku	potoków
dative	potokowi	potokom
accusative	potok	potoki
instrumental	potokiem	potokami
locative	potoku	potokach
vocative	potoku	potoki

Further reading

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

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *potokъ. Morphologically po- +‎ tok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pǒtok/
• Hyphenation: po‧tok

Noun

pòtok m (Cyrillic spelling по̀ток)

1. brook, stream

Declension

Declension of potok

	singular	plural
nominative	pòtok	potoci
genitive	potoka	pȍtōkā
dative	potoku	potocima
accusative	potok	potoke
vocative	potoče	potoci
locative	potoku	potocima
instrumental	potokom	potocima

Derived terms

• pòtočić (diminutive)
• pòtočnī

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *potokъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔtɔk/

Noun

potok m (genitive singular potoka, nominative plural potoky, genitive plural potokov, declension pattern of dub)

1. stream

Declension

Declension of potok

	singular	plural
nominative	potok	potoky
genitive	potoka	potokov
dative	potoku	potokom
accusative	potok	potoky
locative	potoku	potokoch
instrumental	potokom	potokmi

Derived terms

• potočný
• potôčik m

References

• potok in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *potokъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ̀ːtɔk/

Noun

pótok m inan

1. stream

Inflection

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	pôtok
gen. sing.	potóka
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	pôtok	potóka	potóki
accusative	pôtok	potóka	potóke
genitive	potóka	potókov	potókov
dative	potóku	potókoma	potókom
locative	potóku	potókih	potókih
instrumental	potókom	potókoma	potóki

Further reading

• “potok”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran