gągoł

See also: Gagol, Gągol, Gągoł, and gągół

Polish

Alternative forms

  • (rare) gągół, (obsolete) gogoł

Etymology

From earlier gogoł, which by folk etymology was contaminated by gęgać,[1] ultimately from Proto-Slavic *gogolъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔŋ.ɡɔw/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔŋɡɔw
  • Syllabification: gą‧goł

Noun

gągoł m animal

  1. common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (2001), “gogolъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 8 (goda – gyža), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 23

Further reading

  • gągoł in Polish dictionaries at PWN