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ślimaczek

//ɕliˈma.t͡ʂɛk//
Polishnoun

Grammatical form

ślimaczek is the diminutive form of ślimak — “snail, slug (gastropod).

See the full entry for ślimak

Definitions of ślimak noun · /ˈɕli.mak/

Full entry for ślimak
  1. 1.snail, slug (gastropod)
  2. 2.escargot
  3. 3.slowpoke, snail (slow person)(colloquial, derogatory)
  4. 4.cochlea (part of the inner ear)
  5. 5.volute
  6. 6.scroll
  7. 7.worm (element of a worm drive)
  8. 8.slimy spike-cap (Gomphidius glutinosus)(regional)
  9. 9.slippery jack (Suillus luteus)(obsolete)

Etymology of ślimak

Inherited from Old Polish ślimak, from Proto-Slavic *slimakъ.

Etymology

From ślimak + -ek.

Paradigm of ślimak, with ślimaczek highlighted:

Nominative
Singular
ślimak
Plural
ślimaki
Genitive
Singular
ślimaka, ślimaku
Plural
ślimaków
Dative
Singular
ślimakowi
Plural
ślimakom
Accusative
Singular
ślimaka, ślimak
Plural
ślimaki, ślimaków
Instrumental
Singular
ślimakiem
Plural
ślimakami
Locative
Singular
ślimaku
Plural
ślimakach
Vocative
Singular
ślimaku
Plural
ślimaki

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