szpinak

Polish

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Czech špinák, from Medieval Latin spinachium, spinacia, from Arabic إِسْفَانَاخ (ʔisfānāḵ), from Persian اسپناخ (espanâx).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʂpi.nak/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -inak
  • Syllabification: szpi‧nak

Noun

szpinak m inan (diminutive szpinaczek)

  1. spinach (any plant of the genus Spinacia)
  2. spinach (edible leaves of this plant)

Declension

Declension of szpinak
singular
nominative szpinak
genitive szpinaku
dative szpinakowi
accusative szpinak
instrumental szpinakiem
locative szpinaku
vocative szpinaku

Derived terms

adjective
nouns
  • szpinakowiec
  • szpinakówka

Further reading

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