ganek

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German ganc, from Old High German gang. Doublet of gang.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡa.nɛk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -anɛk
  • Syllabification: ga‧nek

Noun

ganek m inan (diminutive ganeczek, related adjective gankowy)

  1. porch
    Synonym: portyk
  2. (Central Greater Poland) garden path
  3. (Central Greater Poland, Oborniki) synonym of aleja

Declension

Declension of ganek
singular plural
nominative ganek ganki
genitive ganku ganków
dative gankowi gankom
accusative ganek ganki
instrumental gankiem gankami
locative ganku gankach
vocative ganku ganki

Descendants

  • → Belarusian: га́нак (hának)
  • → Ukrainian: ґа́нок (gánok)
  • → Yiddish: גאַניק (ganik) (probably)

Further reading

  • ganek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ganek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1877) “ganki”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 18
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