ogórek

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ogurek, from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριον (angoúrion, “cucumber”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔˈɡu.rɛk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -urɛk
  • Syllabification: o‧gó‧rek

Noun

ogórek m inan (diminutive ogóreczek, augmentative ogór, related adjective ogórkowy)

  1. cucumber
  2. gherkin
  3. (colloquial, humorous) Jelcz-brand bus, commonly used for intercity and urban transportation in Poland in the 1960s and 1970s

Declension
Declension of ogórek
singular plural
nominative ogórek ogórki
genitive ogórka ogórków
dative ogórkowi ogórkom
accusative ogórek ogórki
instrumental ogórkiem ogórkami
locative ogórku ogórkach
vocative ogórku ogórki

Descendants
  • → Lithuanian: agurkas

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