krupnik

See also: Krupnik and krupńik

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish krupnik.

Noun

krupnik (uncountable)

  1. A thick Polish soup made from vegetable or meat broth, containing potatoes and barley groats.
  2. A traditional alcoholic drink made from vodka (or other grain spirit) and honey, popular in Poland, Belarus, and Lithuania.
    Synonym: krupnikas

Translations

Polish

krupnik sense 1
krupnik sense 2

Alternative forms

  • krupniak (archaic)

Etymology

From krupa +‎ -nik. Compare Silesian krupńik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrup.ɲik/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -upɲik
  • Syllabification: krup‧nik
  • Homophone: Krupnik

Noun

krupnik m inan (diminutive krupniczek, related adjective krupniczy)

  1. krupnik (thick Polish soup made from vegetable or meat broth, containing potatoes and barley groats)
    Hypernym: zupa
  2. krupnik (traditional alcoholic drink made from vodka (or other grain spirit) and honey, popular in Poland, Belarus, and Lithuania)
    Hypernym: nalewka

Declension

Descendants

  • Belarusian: кру́пнік (krúpnik)
  • English: krupnik
  • Lithuanian: krupnikas
  • Russian: крупни́к (krupník)
  • Ukrainian: кру́пник (krúpnyk)
  • Yiddish: קרופּניק (krupnik)

Further reading

  • krupnik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • krupnik in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • krupnik in PWN's encyclopedia