bąk
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bak"
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish bąk, from Proto-Slavic *bǫkъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔŋk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔŋk
- Syllabification: bąk
- Homophones: Bąk, Bonk
Noun
bąk m anim (diminutive bączek)
- any horsefly of the genus Tabanus
- any bittern of the genus Botaurus
- (colloquial) bumblebee or other buzzing insect
- Synonym: trzmiel
- spinning top (toy)
- (endearing) son, child, little one
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dziecko
- gyroscope wheel
- dinghy (boat)
- onion stalk with pyxidium
- drone (bagpipe bourdon)
- (archaic) gig (boat)
- (archaic) bagpipes
- (archaic) canard, misinformation
- (archaic) error, mistake
- (archaic) device to stimulate the draught of a chimney
- (archaic) snooty person
Declension
Declension of bąk
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bąk | bąki |
| genitive | bąka | bąków |
| dative | bąkowi | bąkom |
| accusative | bąka | bąki |
| instrumental | bąkiem | bąkami |
| locative | bąku | bąkach |
| vocative | bąku | bąki |
Derived terms
adjective
- bąkowaty
nouns
- bąkojad
- bąkowate
verbs
- bąkać
- bąknąć
- odbąkiwać
- odbąknąć
- przebąkiwać
- przebąknąć
- puszczać bąka
- puścić bąka
- wybąkać
- wybąkiwać
- wybąknąć
- zbijać bąki
Further reading
- bąk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bąk in Polish dictionaries at PWN