byk

See also: Byk and býk

Albanian

Etymology

Compare Romanian buc.

Noun

byk m (plural bykra, definite byku, definite plural bykrat)

  1. chaff
  2. wood dust, sawdust
  3. (figurative) worthless thing

Derived terms
  • bykëlina
  • bykëra
  • bykëzoj

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bykъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɨk/

Noun

byk m animal (diminutive byck)

  1. bull (adult male of cattle)

Declension
Declension of byk
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative byk byka byki
Genitive byka bykowu bykow
Dative bykoju bykoma bykam
Accusative byka bykowu byki, bykow
Instrumental bykom bykoma bykami
Locative byku bykoma bykach

Further reading
  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “byk”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “byk”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bykъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɨk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨk
  • Syllabification: byk
  • Homophone: Byk

Noun

byk m animal (diminutive byczek)

  1. bull (adult male of cattle)
  2. stag (adult male deer)
    Synonym: jeleń
  3. (colloquial) howler (obvious mistake such as a spelling error or error in calculation, especially one made by an inept student)
  4. (colloquial) a strong and rather large man

Declension
Declension of byk
singular plural
nominative byk byki
genitive byka byków
dative bykowi bykom
accusative byka byki
instrumental bykiem bykami
locative byku bykach
vocative byku byki

Derived terms

Further reading
  • byk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • byk in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from byka

Noun

byk c

  1. a bunch of clothes to be washed

Declension
Declension of byk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative byk byken bykar bykarna
Genitive byks bykens bykars bykarnas

Synonyms

See also

References
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