gnyk

Polish

Etymology

Uncertain. Per Bańkowski, inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъmykъ.[1] Brückner proposes a borrowing from German Genick (“nape”).[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡnɨk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨk
  • Syllabification: gnyk

Noun

gnyk m inan

  1. (archaic, anatomy) hyoid bone
    Synonym: kość gnykowa

Declension
Declension of gnyk
singular plural
nominative gnyk gnyki
genitive gnyka gnyków
dative gnykowi gnykom
accusative gnyk gnyki
instrumental gnykiem gnykami
locative gnyku gnykach
vocative gnyku gnyki

Derived terms
adjective
  • gnykowy
verb
  • gnykować impf
noun
  • gnykowanie

References
  1. Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “gnyk”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “gnyk”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

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