ogórek

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ogurek, from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριον (angoúrion, “cucumber”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ɔˈɡu.rɛk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -urɛk
  • Syllabification: o‧gó‧rek

Noun

ogórek m inan (diminutive ogóreczek, augmentative ogór or ogóras, related adjective ogórkowy or (rare) ogórczany)

  1. cucumber
  2. gherkin
    Synonym: korniszon
  3. (colloquial, humorous) Jelcz-brand bus, commonly used for intercity and urban transportation in Poland in the 1960s and 1970s
  4. (in the plural) synonym of sezon ogórkowy

Declension

Declension of ogórek
singular plural
nominative ogórek ogórki
genitive ogórka ogórków
dative ogórkowi ogórkom
accusative ogórek ogórki
instrumental ogórkiem ogórkami
locative ogórku ogórkach
vocative ogórku ogórki

Derived terms

adjectives
  • ogórkowaty
nouns
  • ogórecznik
  • ogórkowa

Descendants

  • → Lithuanian: agur̃kas

Further reading

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