śpik
//ˈɕpik/ | /ˈɕpik/ | /ˈɕpik/ | /ˈɕpik/ | [ˈɕpik]/
Polishnoun
Definitions
- 1.sleep
Zerwałem sie ze śpiku.
I broke myself out of sleep.
- 2.temple (region of skull)
- 3.colloquialdialectalsnot (nasal mucus)
- 4.archaicdoze, nap, snooze
- 5.archaicsleepiness
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish śpik. By surface analysis, spać + -ik. For the semantic shift, compare German Schläfe.