ziemniak
Polish
Etymology
ziemny (“pertaining to soil, earth”) + -ak, from Proto-Slavic *zemьnъ. Displaced earlier jabłko ziemne, itself a calque from German Erdapfel (literally “earth-apple”).[1] Compare Slovak zemiak, French pomme de terre (literally “apple of the earth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʑɛm.ɲak/
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Declension
declension of ziemniak
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ziemniak | ziemniaki |
| genitive | ziemniaka | ziemniaków |
| dative | ziemniakowi | ziemniakom |
| accusative | ziemniaka | ziemniaki |
| instrumental | ziemniakiem | ziemniakami |
| locative | ziemniaku | ziemniakach |
| vocative | ziemniaku | ziemniaki |
Derived terms
- ziemniaczany
- ziemniaczek (diminutive)
Further reading
- ziemniak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
References
- Jan Miodek, Słownik ojczyzny polszczyzny, edited by Monika Zaśko-Zielińska, Tomasz Piekot; Europa, Wrocław 2002, p. 800.
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