królik

See also: Królik

Polish

Etymology

król (archaic word for rabbit) + -ik (diminutive suffix), from Proto-Slavic *korlikъ, a calque of Middle High German küniklīn, künlin, künglin, itself from Latin cunīculus (rabbit), from Ancient Greek κύνικλος (kúniklos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkru.lʲik/
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Noun

królik m anim

  1. rabbit (mammal)
  2. (rare) diminutive of król
    • 1922, Janusz Korczak, Król Maciuś Pierwszy
      Ooo, król idzie, królik! O, jaki malutki! Płaczesz, króliku Maciusiu? Chodź, nosek ci utrzemy.

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • królik in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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