przipŏdek

Silesian

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Polish przypadek. By surface analysis, przipaś +‎ -ek. Compare Czech případek, Kashubian przëpôdk, and Russian припа́док (pripádok). Further compare Hungarian eset.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (non-Western) /pʂiˈpɔ.dɛk/, (Western Silesian) /pʂiˈpɔw.dɛk/, (Głogówek) /pʂiˈpɛw.dɛk/
    • Audio (non-Western):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɔdɛk, -ɔwdɛk, -ɛwdɛk
    • Syllabification: przi‧pŏ‧dek

    Noun

    przipŏdek m inan

    1. chance, accident, coincidence
    2. (grammar) case

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