przyczynek

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish przyczynek. By surface analysis, przyczynić +‎ -ek.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /pʂɘˈt͡ʂɘ.nɛk/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): (16th c.) /pr̝ɨˈt͡ʂɨ.nɛk/, (17th–18th c.) /pʂɨˈt͡ʂɨ.nɛk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɘnɛk
  • Syllabification: przy‧czy‧nek

Noun

przyczynek m inan (diminutive (rare) przyczyneczek, related adjective przyczynkowy)

  1. contribution (short paper intended to clarify some more general issue)
  2. germ (origin of an idea or project)
  3. (obsolete) addition, addendum, annex, extra, surcharge
  4. (Middle Polish) land located and measured outside the main field

Declension

adverbs
  • przyczynkowo
nouns
  • przyczynkowość

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