bocian
See also: Bocian
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bōkōną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈboː.ki.ɑn/
Verb
bōcian
- to give by charter, to charter
Conjugation
Conjugation of bōcian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | bōcian | bōcienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | bōciġe | bōcode |
| second person singular | bōcast | bōcodest |
| third person singular | bōcaþ | bōcode |
| plural | bōciaþ | bōcodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | bōciġe | bōcode |
| plural | bōciġen | bōcoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | bōca | |
| plural | bōciaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| bōciende | (ġe)bōcod | |
Descendants
- Middle English: booken, boken
- English: book
- Scots: buik, beuk
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish bocian, from Proto-Slavic *botьjanъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.t͡ɕan/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔt͡ɕan
- Syllabification: bo‧cian
- Homophone: Bocian
Noun
bocian m anim (diminutive bocianek, feminine bocianica)
- stork, especially a member of the genus Ciconia
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bocian
- młode bociany ― young storks
- dzikie bociany ― wild storks
- pierwsze bociany ― the first storks
- bocian na/w gnieździe ― a stork in a nest
- bocian na łące ― a stork in a meadow
- pisklę bociana ― a stork hatchling
- dziób bociana ― the beak of a stork
- głowa bociana ― the head of a stork
- nogi bociana ― the legs of a stork
- szyja bociana ― the neck of a stork
- gniazdo bociana ― a stork's nest
- ochrona bociana ― stork protection
- para bocianów ― a pair of storks
- klekot bocianów ― the clacking of storks
- miłośnik bocianów ― a stork enthusiast
- liczenie bocianów ― counting storks
- spis bocianów ― a list of storks
- liczba bocianów ― the number of storks
- populacja bocianów ― the stork population
- zobaczyć bociana ― to see a stork
- uratować bociana ― to save a stork
- obserwować bociany ― to stork-watch
- Skeffington's daughter (type of torture device)
- (children's folklore) stork (mythical bringer of babies to families)
- wierzyć w bociany ― to believe in storks
- bocian przynosi dzieci ― a stork brings children
Declension
Declension of bocian
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bocian | bociany |
| genitive | bociana | bocianów |
| dative | bocianowi | bocianom |
| accusative | bociana | bociany |
| instrumental | bocianem | bocianami |
| locative | bocianie | bocianach |
| vocative | bocianie | bociany |
Derived terms
adjectives
- bociani
- bocianowaty
- bocianowy
nouns
- bocian biały
- bocian czarny
- bocianiątko
- bocianiec
- bocianię
- bocianka
- bocianowa
- bocianowate
- bociek
- boć
Further reading
- bocian in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bocian in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *botьjanъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔt͡si̯an/
Noun
bocian m (genitive singular bociana, nominative plural bociany, genitive plural bocianov, declension pattern of dub)
- stork
Declension
Declension of bocian
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bocian | bociany |
| genitive | bociana | bocianov |
| dative | bocianovi | bocianom |
| accusative | bociana | bociany |
| locative | bocianovi | bocianoch |
| instrumental | bocianom | bocianmi |
Derived terms
- bocianica
- bocianí
Further reading
- bocian in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk