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dziadek.

grandfather

7 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd͡ʑa.dɛk/[ˈd͡ʑa.dɛk]Łowicz[ˈd͡ʑa.dɛk][ˈd͡ʑa.dɛk]

  1. grandfather

    masculine · person

  2. old man

    colloquial · masculine · person

  3. grandparents (parents of one's father or mother)

    in-plural · masculine · person

  4. dummy (player whose hand is shown and is to be played from by another player)

    masculine · person

  5. synonym of żebrak

    masculine · person
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁dʰosder. Proto-Balto-Slavic *dēˀd-der. Proto-Slavic *dědъ Polish dziad Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Slavic *-kъ Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ Old Polish -ek Polish -ek Polish dziadek From dziad + -ek.

noun/ˈd͡ʑa.dɛk/[ˈd͡ʑa.dɛk]Łowicz[ˈd͡ʑa.dɛk][ˈd͡ʑa.dɛk]

  1. type of game

    inanimate · masculine

  2. press (carpenter's bench for holding a piece of wood being processed)

    inanimate · masculine

  3. grain rack

    inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁dʰosder. Proto-Balto-Slavic *dēˀd-der. Proto-Slavic *dědъ Polish dziad Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Slavic *-kъ Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ Old Polish -ek Polish -ek Polish dziadek From dziad + -ek.

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