stanik
See also: Stanik
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From stan (“a part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist”) + -ik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsta.ɲik/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aɲik
- Syllabification: sta‧nik
- Homophone: Stanik
Noun
stanik m inan (diminutive staniczek)
- bra
- Synonyms: (dated) biusthalter, biustonosz
- (archaic) bodice (part of a dress from shoulder to waist)
- 1847, Biblioteka Warszawska, page 431:
- Widywano Berthę ponad brzegami Renu, nie w żałobie, bo się żałoba po kochanku tylko w sercu nosi, ale w tej orzechowej sukience, okrytej czarnym fartuszkiem, w tym białym staniku z krótkiemi rękawkami […]
- Bertha was seen on the banks of the Rhine, not in mourning, as one can only mourn for a lover in their heart, but in that walnut dress, covered with a black apron, in that white bodice with short sleeves
- part of a female folk costume in the form of a short sleeveless kaftan worn over a blouse or shirt, often richly decorated
- Synonym: gorset
Declension
Declension of stanik
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | stanik | staniki |
| genitive | stanika | staników |
| dative | stanikowi | stanikom |
| accusative | stanik | staniki |
| instrumental | stanikiem | stanikami |
| locative | staniku | stanikach |
| vocative | staniku | staniki |