mysi ogonek

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “mouse's tail”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɘ.ɕi ɔˈɡɔ.nɛk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Syllabification: my‧si o‧go‧nek

Noun

mysi ogonek m inan

  1. (humorous, idiomatic) pigtail (braided plait of hair)
    Coordinate terms: kitka, kucyk, warkoczyk
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mysi,‎ ogonek.

Declension

Declension of mysi ogonek
singular plural
nominative mysi ogonek mysie ogonki
genitive mysiego ogonka mysich ogonków
dative mysiemu ogonkowi mysim ogonkom
accusative mysi ogonek mysie ogonki
instrumental mysim ogonkiem mysimi ogonkami
locative mysim ogonku mysich ogonkach
vocative mysi ogonku mysie ogonki

Further reading

  • mysi ogonek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mysi ogonek in the Korpus Języka Polskiego PWN [PWN Corpus of the Polish Language]
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