sztërk

Kashubian

Etymology

    Uncertain.[1] Possibly derived/related to sztreka (rail track) or Proto-Slavic *stroka (row, array, string), compare similar development of Latvian stricis (moment) : strēķis (row), Ancient Greek στιγμή (stigmḗ, spot; moment).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɜrk/
    • Rhymes: -ɜrk
    • Syllabification: sztërk

    Noun

    sztërk m inan (diminutive sztëruszk)

    1. moment (brief, unspecified amount of time)
      Synonyms: chwila, sztót, moment

    Derived terms

    adverb
    • sztërkama

    References

    1. ^ Stanisław Dubisz (3.07.2024), Poradnia Językowa PWN [Language clinic PWN]‎[1], Polish Scientific Publishers PWN

    Further reading

    • Jan Trepczyk (1994), “chwila”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
    • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “chwila”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[3]
    • sztërk”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

    Slovincian

    Etymology

      Uncertain.[1] Possibly derived/related to sztrejk (strip, line; moment) or Proto-Slavic *stroka (row, array, string), compare similar development of Latvian stricis (moment) : strēķis (row), Ancient Greek στιγμή (stigmḗ, spot; moment).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈʃtərk/
      • Rhymes: -ərk
      • Syllabification: sztërk

      Noun

      sztërk m inan

      1. while (uncertain duration of time, period of time)

      References

      1. ^ Stanisław Dubisz (3.07.2024), Poradnia Językowa PWN [Language clinic PWN]‎[2], Polish Scientific Publishers PWN

      Further reading