smrek

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Slovak smrek, from Proto-Slavic *smerkъ. Doublet of świerk.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /smrɛk/
  • Rhymes: -ɛk
  • Syllabification: smrek

Noun

smrek m inan or m animal

  1. (Góral) spruce (conifer of the genus Picea)

Declension
Declension of smrek
singular plural
nominative smrek smreki
genitive smreka smreków
dative smrekowi smrekom
accusative smrek smreki
instrumental smrekiem smrekami
locative smreku smrekach
vocative smreku smreki

or

Declension of smrek
singular plural
nominative smrek smreki
genitive smreka smreków
dative smrekowi smrekom
accusative smreka smreki
instrumental smrekiem smrekami
locative smreku smrekach
vocative smreku smreki

References
  • Nowik, Krystyna (1993) “Zapożyczone nazwy drzew w toponimii polskiej”, in Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Linguistica‎, volume 27, page 202

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

Slovak

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *smerkъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [smrek]

Noun

smrek m inan

  1. spruce (any conifer of the genus Picea)

Further reading
  • “smrek”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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