rosomak

See also: rosomák

Polish

rosomak

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Ruthenian росома́къ (rosomák) (whence Ukrainian росома́к (rosomák)) or from Russian росома́ха (rosomáxa). Further etymology unclear. Per Trubachev, possibly a taboo metathesis from соромаха, still present in some Ukrainian dialects, from hypothetical Proto-Slavic form *sormaxa, therefore cognate with Proto-Germanic *harmô, Latvian sermulis and Lithuanian šarmuõ, šermuõ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔˈsɔ.mak/

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• Rhymes: -ɔmak
• Syllabification: ro‧so‧mak

Noun

rosomak m animal

1. wolverine (Gulo gulo)

Declension

Declension of rosomak

	singular	plural
nominative	rosomak	rosomaki
genitive	rosomaka	rosomaków
dative	rosomakowi	rosomakom
accusative	rosomaka	rosomaki
instrumental	rosomakiem	rosomakami
locative	rosomaku	rosomakach
vocative	rosomaku	rosomaki

Derived terms

adjective

• rosomakowy

 

Descendants

• → Czech: rosomák
• → German: rosomak
• → Hungarian: rozsomák
• → Lower Sorbian: rusmak
• → New Latin: rosomacus
• → Slovak: rosomák

Further reading

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