Polish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /strɨx/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨx
  • Syllabification: strych

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old Polish strych, from Middle High German esterîch, esterich, estrich, from Medieval Latin astracus, astricus, from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον (óstrakon).

Noun edit

strych m inan (diminutive stryszek)

  1. attic
    Synonym: poddasze
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adjective

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Old Polish strych, from Middle High German strich, from Old High German strih, from Proto-West Germanic *striki, from Proto-Germanic *strikiz, from Proto-Indo-European *strig-ís, from the root *streyg- (to stroke). Doublet of strzyżka (sheep intended for shearing).

Noun edit

strych m inan

  1. (obsolete) line, streak
    Synonyms: kreska, linia
  2. (obsolete) strickle, strike (instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain)
    Synonym: strychulec
  3. (obsolete) strickling
    Synonym: strychowanie
  4. (obsolete) course, direction
    Synonyms: ciąg, kierunek
  5. (obsolete) manner, method, way
    Synonym: sposób
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Etymology 3 edit

From stryj +‎ -ch.[1]

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strych m pers

  1. (archaic) old man
    Synonym: starzec
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References edit

  1. ^ Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity[1], page 261

Further reading edit

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