zarodek

See also: zárodek

Polish

zarodek sense 1
zarodek sense 2

Etymology

From zarodzić +‎ -ek. See za- and rodzić (“to yield, give birth”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaˈrɔ.dɛk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔdɛk
  • Syllabification: za‧ro‧dek

Noun

zarodek m inan (related adjective zarodkowy)

  2. (embryology) embryo (fertilized egg before developing into a fetus)
    Synonyms: embrion, zaród
  4. (botany, embryology) germ, embryo (small mass of cells from which a new plant organism develops)
    Synonym: zalążek
  5. (figurative) germ (origin or earliest version of an idea or project)
    Synonyms: początek, zalążek, zaród

Declension

Declension of zarodek
singular plural
nominative zarodek zarodki
genitive zarodka zarodków
dative zarodkowi zarodkom
accusative zarodek zarodki
instrumental zarodkiem zarodkami
locative zarodku zarodkach
vocative zarodku zarodki
verbs
  • zarodzić impf

Further reading

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