ptŏk

See also: ptok and Ptok

Silesian

FWOTD – 3 March 2025

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Polish ptak.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (non-Western) /ptɔk/, (Western Silesian) /ptɔwk/, (Głogówek) /ptɛwk/
    • Audio (non-Western):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɔk, -ɔwk, -ɛwk
    • Syllabification: ptŏk

    Noun

    ptŏk m animal

    1. bird
    2. mania, light madness, peculiarity

    Declension

    Declension of ptŏk
    singular plural
    nominative ptŏk ptŏki
    genitive ptŏka ptŏkōw
    dative ptŏkowi ptŏkōm
    accusative ptŏka ptŏki
    instrumental ptŏkym ptŏkami/ptŏkōma
    locative ptŏku ptŏkach
    vocative ptŏku ptŏki

    Derived terms

    verb
    • mieć ptŏka

    Noun

    ptŏk m pers

    1. Silesian who has moved out of Silesia
      Coordinate terms: krzŏk, pniŏk
    2. (by extension) person with a loose association to Silesia

    Declension

    Declension of ptŏk
    singular plural
    nominative ptŏk ptŏki
    genitive ptŏka ptŏkōw
    dative ptŏkowi ptŏkōm
    accusative ptŏka ptŏkōw
    instrumental ptŏkym ptŏkami/ptŏkōma
    locative ptŏku ptŏkach
    vocative ptŏku ptŏki

    Further reading

    • ptŏk in silling.org
    • Eugeniusz Kosmała (2023), “Ślązacy”, in Dykcjōnôrz Polsko-Ślonskiy (in Silesian), s, page 5466