ptŏk

See also: ptok and Ptok

Silesian

FWOTD – 3 March 2025

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ptak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (non-Western) /ptɔk/, (Western Silesian) /ptɔwk/, (Głogówek) /ptɛwk/
  • Audio (non-Western):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔk, -ɔwk, -ɛwk
  • Syllabification: ptŏk

Noun

ptŏk m animal

  1. bird
  2. mania, light madness, peculiarity

Declension

Declension of ptŏk
singular plural
nominative ptŏk ptŏki
genitive ptŏka ptŏkōw
dative ptŏkowi ptŏkōm
accusative ptŏka ptŏki
instrumental ptŏkym ptŏkami/ptŏkōma
locative ptŏku ptŏkach
vocative ptŏku ptŏki

Derived terms

verb
  • mieć ptŏka

Noun

ptŏk m pers

  1. Silesian who has moved out of Silesia
    Coordinate terms: krzŏk, pniŏk
  2. (by extension) person with a loose association to Silesia

Declension

Declension of ptŏk
singular plural
nominative ptŏk ptŏki
genitive ptŏka ptŏkōw
dative ptŏkowi ptŏkōm
accusative ptŏka ptŏkōw
instrumental ptŏkym ptŏkami/ptŏkōma
locative ptŏku ptŏkach
vocative ptŏku ptŏki

Further reading

  • ptŏk in silling.org
  • Eugeniusz Kosmała (2023) “Ślązacy”, in Dykcjōnôrz Polsko-Ślonskiy (in Silesian), s, page 5466