smrek

Polish

Alternative forms

• smerek, smyrek, smrok

Etymology

Borrowed from Slovak smrek, from Proto-Slavic *smerkъ. Doublet of świerk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smrɛk/
• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Syllabification: smrek

Noun

smrek m inan or m animal

1. (Góral) spruce (conifer of the genus Picea)

Declension

Declension of smrek

	singular	plural
nominative	smrek	smreki
genitive	smreka	smreków
dative	smrekowi	smrekom
accusative	smrek	smreki
instrumental	smrekiem	smrekami
locative	smreku	smrekach
vocative	smreku	smreki

or

Declension of smrek

	singular	plural
nominative	smrek	smreki
genitive	smreka	smreków
dative	smrekowi	smrekom
accusative	smreka	smreki
instrumental	smrekiem	smrekami
locative	smreku	smrekach
vocative	smreku	smreki

References

• Nowik, Krystyna (1993) “Zapożyczone nazwy drzew w toponimii polskiej”, in Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Linguistica‎^[1], volume 27, page 202

Further reading

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

Slovak

Alternative forms

• smerek

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *smerkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [smrek]

Noun

smrek m inan

1. spruce (any conifer of the genus Picea)

Further reading

• “smrek”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024