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kamyk

//ˈka.mɘk//
Polishnoun

Grammatical form

kamyk is the diminutive form of kamień — “stone (piece of rock that has been separated).

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Definitions of kamień noun · /ˈka.mjɛɲ/ | /ˈka.mjɛɲ/

Full entry for kamień
  1. 1.stone (piece of rock that has been separated)
  2. 2.stone (gemstone, jewel)
  3. 3.stone; plaque (hard sediment remaining on something)
  4. 4.stone (hard, stone-like deposit in someone or something's body)
  5. 5.stone (small stone-like item used in some games and sports)
  6. 6.rock (closed hand in the game of rock paper scissors)
  7. 7.knob used to vote when judging a guilty person
  8. 8.plummet (measuring device)
  9. 9.antimony, semimetal
  10. 10.The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include
  11. 11.The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
  12. 12.copper ore
  13. 13.murra
  14. 14.magnet
  15. 15.magnesia; magnesium oxide; manganese ore
  16. 16.fossil
  17. 17.amber
  18. 18.coral
  19. 19.solid
  20. 20.weight
  21. 21.stone; Further details are uncertain.
  22. 22.pack of matches containing 250 boxes(obsolete)
  23. 23.stone (unit of mass equal to 32 pounds)(obsolete)
  24. 24.stone (hard seed of some fruits)(obsolete)
  25. 25.border post(obsolete)

Etymology of kamień

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-mō Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō Proto-Balto-Slavic *kā́ˀmō Proto-Slavic *kamy Old Polish kamień Polish kamień Inherited from Old Polish kamień. Compare Latvian akmens, Lithuanian akmuo, Ancient Greek ἄκμων (ákmōn), Sanskrit अश्मन् (aśman).

Etymology

From kamień + -yk.

Forms

  • kamyczekdiminutive
  • kamuszekdiminutive

Paradigm of kamień, with kamyk highlighted:

Nominative
Singular
kamień
Plural
kamienie
Genitive
Singular
kamienia
Plural
kamieni
Dative
Singular
kamieniowi
Plural
kamieniom
Accusative
Singular
kamień
Plural
kamienie
Instrumental
Singular
kamieniem
Plural
kamieniami
Locative
Singular
kamieniu
Plural
kamieniach
Vocative
Singular
kamieniu
Plural
kamienie

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