kowalik
See also: Kowalik
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -alik
- Syllabification: ko‧wa‧lik
- Homophone: Kowalik
Noun
kowalik m pers
- diminutive of kowal: smith, blacksmith
Declension
Declension of kowalik
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kowalik | kowalicy/kowaliki (deprecative) |
| genitive | kowalika | kowalików |
| dative | kowalikowi | kowalikom |
| accusative | kowalika | kowalików |
| instrumental | kowalikiem | kowalikami |
| locative | kowaliku | kowalikach |
| vocative | kowaliku | kowalicy |
Noun
kowalik m animal
- diminutive of kowal: firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus)
- any nuthatch belonging to the genus Sitta
- Synonym: bargiel
Declension
Declension of kowalik
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kowalik | kowaliki |
| genitive | kowalika | kowalików |
| dative | kowalikowi | kowalikom |
| accusative | kowalika | kowaliki |
| instrumental | kowalikiem | kowalikami |
| locative | kowaliku | kowalikach |
| vocative | kowaliku | kowaliki |
Further reading
- kowalik in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Władysław Siarkowski (1878) “kowalik”, in “Materiały do etnografii ludu polskiego z okolic Kielc”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowej (in Polish), volume 2, chapter 3, Krakow: Komisyja Antropologiczna Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie, page 248