Polish

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɘrkɔ
  • Syllabification: wy‧rko

Noun

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wyrko n (augmentative wyro)

  1. (slang) bed (place for sleeping)
    1. (Kuyavia) couch or a object made of boards on which bedding is placed for sleeping farmhands in stables and barns
      Alternative form: wyrek

Declension

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Further reading

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  • wyrko in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wyrko in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1867) “wyrko”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 278