achtelek
Polish
Etymology
From achtel + -ek. First attested in 1799.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /axˈtɛ.lɛk/
- Rhymes: -ɛlɛk
- Syllabification: ach‧te‧lek
Noun
achtelek m inan
- (obsolete) Diminutive of achtel (“one-eighth”) (especially of a barrel)
- (obsolete) Diminutive of achtel (“small cask or barrel”)
Declension
Declension of achtelek
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | achtelek | achtelki |
| genitive | achtelka | achtelków |
| dative | achtelkowi | achtelkom |
| accusative | achtelek | achtelki |
| instrumental | achtelkiem | achtelkami |
| locative | achtelku | achtelkach |
| vocative | achtelku | achtelki |
Related terms
adjective
- (obsolete) achtelowy
noun
- (Middle Polish) achtentel
References
- Gazeta Warszawska, issue 9, 1799, page 148
Further reading
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807-1814) Słownik języka polskiego, volume 1, page 4
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “achtelek”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 6