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wilk

//ˈvilk/ | /ˈvilk/ | /ˈvilk/ | [ˈvilʲk] | [ˈvilʲk]/
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    wolf (Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily)
  2. 2.
    type of peasant's game
  3. 3.
    stick holding up a thatch
  4. 4.
    colloquialmale wolf, he-wolf
  5. 5.
    colloquialGerman Shepherd
  6. 6.
    colloquialwolfskin
  7. 7.
    meatgrinder
  8. 8.
    water sprout, water shoot
  9. 9.
    colloquiallupus

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish wilk. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from Latin lupus. For sense 1, compare German Fleischwolf.

Forms

  • wilczycafeminine
  • wilczekdiminutive
  • wilczyskoaugmentative
  • wilczyadjective
Nominative
Singular
wilk
Plural
wilki
Genitive
Singular
wilka, wilku
Plural
wilków
Dative
Singular
wilkowi
Plural
wilkom
Accusative
Singular
wilka, wilk
Plural
wilki
Instrumental
Singular
wilkiem
Plural
wilkami
Locative
Singular
wilku
Plural
wilkach
Vocative
Singular
wilku
Plural
wilki

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