dzik

Polish

dzik

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dikъ (“wild animal, esp. wild boar”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰiHkos. Cognate to Lithuanian dỹkas, Latvian dīks, Proto-Albanian *dīkā, possibly to Ancient Greek σίκα (síka, “pig”) (Laconian dialect).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʑik/
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Noun

dzik m anim (diminutive dziczek)

wild boar (Sus scrofa)

Declension

declension of dzik

	singular	plural
nominative	dzik	dziki
genitive	dzika	dzików
dative	dzikowi	dzikom
accusative	dzika	dziki
instrumental	dzikiem	dzikami
locative	dziku	dzikach
vocative	dziku	dziki

Noun

dzik m pers (diminutive dziczek, feminine dziczka)

(colloquial) unmannerly, uncivilized, or antisocial person

Declension

declension of dzik

	singular	plural
nominative	dzik	dziki
genitive	dzika	dzików
dative	dzikowi	dzikom
accusative	dzika	dzików
instrumental	dzikiem	dzikami
locative	dziku	dzikach
vocative	dziku	dziki

Derived terms

(nouns) dziczyzna f, dzikarz m
(adjective) dziczy

Related terms

(verb) dziczeć impf
(nouns) dzicz f, dzikus m
(adjective) dziki

Further reading

dzik in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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