chomik

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from East Slavic, from Old East Slavic хомѣкъ (xoměkŭ), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāmjas (compare Latvian kāmis (“hamster”), Lithuanian kãmas (“rat”)).[1] See further at Proto-Slavic *xoměstorъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxɔ.mik/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔmik
  • Syllabification: cho‧mik

Noun

chomik m animal (female equivalent chomiczka, diminutive chomiczek)

  1. hamster
    Hypernym: gryzoń

Declension
Declension of chomik
singular plural
nominative chomik chomiki
genitive chomika chomików
dative chomikowi chomikom
accusative chomika chomiki
instrumental chomikiem chomikami
locative chomiku chomikach
vocative chomiku chomiki

Derived terms
adjectives
noun
  • chomikarz
verb

Noun

chomik m pers

  1. (by extension, colloquial) hoarder (one who hoards)

Declension
Declension of chomik
singular plural
nominative chomik chomiki
genitive chomika chomików
dative chomikowi chomikom
accusative chomika chomików
instrumental chomikiem chomikami
locative chomiku chomikach
vocative chomiku chomiki

References
  1. Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 212

Further reading
  • chomik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • chomik in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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