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ogóreczek

//ɔ.ɡuˈrɛ.t͡ʂɛk//
Polishnoun

Grammatical form

ogóreczek is the diminutive form of ogórek — “cucumber.

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Definitions of ogórek noun · /ɔˈɡu.rɛk/ | /ɔˈɡo.rɛk/

Full entry for ogórek
  1. 1.cucumber
  2. 2.gherkin
  3. 3.Jelcz-brand bus, commonly used for intercity and urban transportation in Poland in the 1960s and 1970s(colloquial, humorous)

Etymology of ogórek

Inherited from Old Polish ogurek, from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριον (angoúrion, “cucumber”).

Etymology

From ogórek (“cucumber”) + -ek (diminutive suffix).

Paradigm of ogórek, with ogóreczek highlighted:

Nominative
Singular
ogórek
Plural
ogórki
Genitive
Singular
ogórka
Plural
ogórków
Dative
Singular
ogórkowi
Plural
ogórkom
Accusative
Singular
ogórek
Plural
ogórki
Instrumental
Singular
ogórkiem
Plural
ogórkami
Locative
Singular
ogórku
Plural
ogórkach
Vocative
Singular
ogórku
Plural
ogórki

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