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byk

//ˈbɘk/ | /bɨk/ | /ˈbik/ | /ˈbɘk/ | /ˈbɘk/ | [ˈbɘk] | /ˈbɘk/ | [ˈbɘk] | [ˈbɘk]/
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    bull (adult, uncastrated male cattle)
  2. 2.
    stag (adult male of large, plant-eating game animals)
  3. 3.
    bull (investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices)
  4. 4.
    headbutt to the stomach
  5. 5.
    gabare (single-masted river vessel formerly used for floating salt and grain)
  6. 6.
    hook with two horns for digging potatoes
  7. 7.
    type of children's game
  8. 8.
    egg painted in a single color and not decorated like a pisanka
  9. 9.
    large plow for making clearings
  10. 10.
    type of incendiary artillery shell
  11. 11.
    emblem of a tavern
  12. 12.
    colloquialderogatorystud (strong and rather large man)
  13. 13.
    colloquialhowler (obvious mistake, especially a a spelling error)
  14. 14.
    colloquialbull market (stock market where a majority of investors are buying, causing overall stock prices to rise)
  15. 15.
    obsoletebattering ram
  16. 16.
    obsoletereceiver, condenser (copper vessel that collects water as gas is released from a balloon into a tank)
  17. 17.
    obsoletebundle (dozen or so sheets of wood, tied together into a row of rafts)
  18. 18.
    obsoletelarge plane

Synonyms & related words

Word family

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish byk. Sense 5 is a semantic loan from English bull market and sense 6 is a semantic loan from English bull.

Forms

  • byczekdiminutive
  • byczyskoaugmentative
  • byczyadjective
Nominative
Singular
byk
Plural
byki
Genitive
Singular
byka
Plural
byków
Dative
Singular
bykowi
Plural
bykom
Accusative
Singular
byka
Plural
byki
Instrumental
Singular
bykiem
Plural
bykami
Locative
Singular
byku
Plural
bykach
Vocative
Singular
byku
Plural
byki

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