Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *strъjьkъ. By surface analysis, stryj +‎ -ek.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstrɘ.jɛk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɘjɛk
  • Syllabification: stry‧jek

Noun

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stryjek m pers

  1. paternal uncle (brother of someone’s father)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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