sztërk

Kashubian

Etymology

Uncertain.[1] Possibly derived/related to sztreka (rail track) or Proto-Slavic *stroka (row, array, string), compare similar development of Latvian stricis (moment) : strēķis (row), Ancient Greek στιγμή (stigmḗ, spot; moment).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɜrk/
  • Rhymes: -ɜrk
  • Syllabification: sztërk

Noun

sztërk m inan (diminutive sztëruszk)

  1. moment (brief, unspecified amount of time)
    Synonyms: chwila, sztót, moment

Derived terms

adverb
  • sztërkama

References

  1. ^ Stanisław Dubisz (3.07.2024) Poradnia Językowa PWN [Language clinic PWN]‎[1], Polish Scientific Publishers PWN

Further reading

  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “chwila”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “chwila”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[3]
  • sztërk”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Slovincian

Etymology

Uncertain.[1] Possibly derived/related to sztrejk (strip, line; moment) or Proto-Slavic *stroka (row, array, string), compare similar development of Latvian stricis (moment) : strēķis (row), Ancient Greek στιγμή (stigmḗ, spot; moment).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtərk/
  • Rhymes: -ʃtərk
  • Syllabification: sztërk

Noun

sztërk m inan

  1. while (uncertain duration of time, period of time)

References

  1. ^ Stanisław Dubisz (3.07.2024) Poradnia Językowa PWN [Language clinic PWN]‎[2], Polish Scientific Publishers PWN

Further reading