mòdrôk

Kashubian

Alternative forms

  • mòdrzôk, mòdrzéńc

Etymology

From mòdri (blue) +‎ -ôk. Compare Czech modrák and Slovak modrák.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmwɛ.drɞk/
  • Rhymes: -ɛdrɞk
  • Syllabification: mò‧drôk

Noun

mòdrôk m inan (diminutive mòdrôczk)

  1. centaury, knapweed, starthistle (any plant of the genus Centaurea)
    Synonym: (archaic) mòdrokwiat

Declension

Declension of mòdrôk
singular plural
nominative mòdrôk mòdrôczi
genitive mòdrôka mòdrôków
dative mòdrôkòwi mòdrôkóm
accusative mòdrôk/mòdrôka mòdrôczi
instrumental mòdrôkã mòdrôkama
locative mòdrôkù mòdrôkach
vocative mòdrôkù mòdrôczi

Further reading

  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “chaber”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “chaber”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]
  • mòdrôk”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022