haczyk

See also: Haczyk

Polish

haczyki sense 2
haczyk sense 3

Alternative forms

Etymology

From hak +‎ -yk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxa.t͡ʂɘk/
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  • Rhymes: -at͡ʂɘk
  • Syllabification: ha‧czyk
  • Homophone: Haczyk

Noun

haczyk m inan

  1. diminutive of hak
  2. (fishing) fishhook (barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing)
  3. (orthography) caron, háček (diacritical mark)
  4. hook (curved, sharply pointed body part or organ in some animals and plants)
  5. (colloquial, figurative) catch, hitch (concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation)
  6. (colloquial, figurative) catch (something used to convince a lot of people to accept a proposal or other offer, such as an artistic one)
  7. (archaic) fire iron, firestick, poker (metal rod, generally of wrought iron, used for adjusting the burning logs or coals in a fire)
    Synonyms: ożóg, pogrzebacz

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives

Further reading

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