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stanik

//ˈsta.ɲik/ | /ˈsta.ɲik//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    bra
  2. 2.
    part of a female folk costume in the form of a short sleeveless kaftan worn over a blouse or shirt, often richly decorated
  3. 3.
    archaicbodice (part of a dress from shoulder to waist)
    • Widywano Berthę ponad brzegami Renu, nie w żałobie, bo się żałoba po kochanku tylko w sercu nosi, ale w tej orzechowej sukience, okrytej czarnym fartuszkiem, w tym białym staniku z krótkiemi rękawkami[…]

      Bertha was seen on the banks of the Rhine, not in mourning, as one can only mourn for a lover in their heart, but in that walnut dress, covered with a black apron, in that white bodice with short sleeves

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

From stan (“a part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist”) + -ik.

Forms

  • staniczekdiminutive
  • kstánikalternative
Nominative
Singular
stanik
Plural
staniki
Genitive
Singular
stanika
Plural
staników
Dative
Singular
stanikowi
Plural
stanikom
Accusative
Singular
stanik
Plural
staniki
Instrumental
Singular
stanikiem
Plural
stanikami
Locative
Singular
staniku
Plural
stanikach
Vocative
Singular
staniku
Plural
staniki

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