zodiak
Dutch
Alternative forms
- zodiac
Etymology
Borrowed from French zodiaque, from Latin zodiacus, from Ancient Greek ζῳδῐᾰκός (zōidiakós) κύκλος (kúklos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzoː.diˌ(j)ɑk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: zo‧di‧ak
Noun
zodiak m (plural zodiakken, diminutive zodiakje n)
- zodiac
Synonyms
- dierenriem
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French zodiaque, from Old French zodiaque, from Latin zōdiācus, from Ancient Greek ζῳδιακός (zōidiakós, “circle of little animals”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɔ.djak/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔdjak
- Syllabification: zo‧diak
Noun
zodiak m inan
- (astrology) zodiac (belt-like region in the sky)
- (astrology) zodiac (twelve signs in astrology)
Declension
Declension of zodiak
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | zodiak |
| genitive | zodiaku |
| dative | zodiakowi |
| accusative | zodiak |
| instrumental | zodiakiem |
| locative | zodiaku |
| vocative | zodiaku |
Derived terms
adjectives
- zodiakalny
- zodiakowy
Further reading
- zodiak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- zodiak in Polish dictionaries at PWN