diak

See also: diák and diäk

Polish
diak (#2.1)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /djak/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: diak

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin diāconus. Doublet of diakon and żak.

Noun

diak m pers

  1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) cantor in the Eastern Orthodox Church
    Synonym: daskał
  2. (historical) scribe of a princely chancellery in Russia or an official in charge of the chancellery of a state administration office in tsarist Russia
Declension
Declension of diak
singular plural
nominative diak diacy/diaki (deprecative)
genitive diaka diaków
dative diakowi diakom
accusative diaka diaków
instrumental diakiem diakami
locative diaku diakach
vocative diaku diacy

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English DIAC.

Noun

diak m inan

  1. (electronics, technology) DIAC, diode for alternating current (diode that conducts electrical current only after its breakover voltage, VBO, has been reached momentarily)
Declension
Declension of diak
singular plural
nominative diak diaki
genitive diaka diaków
dative diakowi diakom
accusative diak diaki
instrumental diakiem diakami
locative diaku diakach
vocative diaku diaki

Further reading
  • diak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • diak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • diak in PWN's encyclopedia
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