postronek

Polish

Etymology

From po- +‎ strona +‎ -ek.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /pɔˈstrɔ.nɛk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔnɛk
  • Syllabification: po‧stro‧nek

Noun

postronek m inan (diminutive postroneczek)

  1. (literary) tether, halter
    Synonym: powróz
  2. (obsolete, figurative) hanging, the rope (punishment of being sentenced to death by hanging)
    Synonym: stryczek
  3. (Kielce) synonym of sznur

Declension

Declension of postronek
singular plural
nominative postronek postronki
genitive postronka postronków
dative postronkowi postronkom
accusative postronek postronki
instrumental postronkiem postronkami
locative postronku postronkach
vocative postronku postronki

Derived terms

adjective
  • postronkowy
adjective
adverbs
  • postronnie
  • postronno
noun
  • postronie

Further reading

  • postronek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • postronek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Jan Łoś (1886) “postronek”, in “Gwara opoczyńska. Studium dialektologiczne”, in Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności (1), volume 11, page 187
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