kumkwat

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English kumquat, French kumquat, German Kumquat, ultimately from Cantonese 柑橘 (gam1 gwat1) or 金橘 (gam1 gwat1).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkum.kfat/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -umkfat
  • Syllabification: kum‧kwat

Noun

kumkwat m inan

  1. kumquat (tree)
  2. kumquat (fruit)

Declension

Declension of kumkwat
singular plural
nominative kumkwat kumkwaty
genitive kumkwata/kumkwatu kumkwatów
dative kumkwatowi kumkwatom
accusative kumkwat kumkwaty
instrumental kumkwatem kumkwatami
locative kumkwacie kumkwatach
vocative kumkwacie kumkwaty

Further reading

  • kumkwat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kumkwat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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