antałek

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian ántalag. By surface analysis, antał + -ek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈta.wɛk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -awɛk
  • Syllabification: an‧ta‧łek

Noun

antałek m inan (diminutive antałeczek, augmentative antał)

  1. keg, cask (large barrel for the storage of liquid)
    Synonym: antał
  2. (obsolete, i.e. pre-metrical) a liquid measure employed by Upper Hungarian tokay merchants which should contain by law about 74 litres, de facto however was as low as 50.5 litres
    Synonym: antał

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Descendants

  • Ukrainian: анта́лок (antálok)

Further reading

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