melancholik

Czech

Etymology

Derived from Latin melancholicus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛlanxolɪk]
  • Hyphenation: me‧lan‧cho‧lik

Noun

melancholik m anim (feminine melancholička)

  1. (psychology) melancholic person

Declension

Further reading

  • melancholik in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • melancholik in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English melancholic, French melancholique, German Melancholiker, ultimately from Ancient Greek μελαγχολικός (melankholikós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛ.lanˈxɔ.lik/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlik
  • Syllabification: me‧lan‧cho‧lik

Noun

melancholik m pers (female equivalent melancholiczka)

  1. (psychology) melancholic (person who is habitually melancholy)

Declension

Further reading

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