chomik
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from East Slavic, from Old East Slavic хомѣкъ (xoměkŭ), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāmjas (compare Latvian kāmis (“hamster”), Lithuanian kãmas (“rat”)).[1] See further at Proto-Slavic *xoměstorъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxɔ.mik/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔmik
- Syllabification: cho‧mik
Noun
chomik m anim (diminutive chomiczek, feminine chomiczka)
- hamster
- Hypernym: gryzoń
Declension
Declension of chomik
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chomik | chomiki |
| genitive | chomika | chomików |
| dative | chomikowi | chomikom |
| accusative | chomika | chomiki |
| instrumental | chomikiem | chomikami |
| locative | chomiku | chomikach |
| vocative | chomiku | chomiki |
Derived terms
adjectives
- chomiczy
- chomikowaty
- chomikowy
noun
- chomikarz
verb
- chomikować
Noun
chomik m pers
- (by extension, colloquial) hoarder (one who hoards)
Declension
Declension of chomik
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chomik | chomiki |
| genitive | chomika | chomików |
| dative | chomikowi | chomikom |
| accusative | chomika | chomików |
| instrumental | chomikiem | chomikami |
| locative | chomiku | chomikach |
| vocative | chomiku | chomiki |
References
- Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 212
Further reading
- chomik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- chomik in Polish dictionaries at PWN