stanik

See also: Stanik

Polish

Etymology

From stan (“a part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist”) +‎ -ik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsta.ɲik/

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• Rhymes: -aɲik
• Syllabification: sta‧nik
• Homophone: Stanik

Noun

stanik m inan (diminutive staniczek)

1. bra

   Synonyms: (dated) biusthalter, biustonosz

2. (archaic) bodice (a part of a dress from shoulder to waist)
   • 1847, Biblioteka Warszawska, page 431:

     Widywano Berthę ponad brzegami Renu, nie w żałobie, bo się żałoba po kochanku tylko w sercu nosi, ale w tej orzechowej sukience, okrytej czarnym fartuszkiem, w tym białym staniku z krótkiemi rękawkami […]

     Bertha was seen on the banks of the Rhine, not in mourning, as one can only mourn for a lover in their heart, but in that walnut dress, covered with a black apron, in that white bodice with short sleeves

Declension

Declension of stanik

	singular	plural
nominative	stanik	staniki
genitive	stanika	staników
dative	stanikowi	stanikom
accusative	stanik	staniki
instrumental	stanikiem	stanikami
locative	staniku	stanikach
vocative	staniku	staniki

Further reading

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