cynek

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɨ.nɛk/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɨ.nɛk/
  • Rhymes: -ɨnɛk
  • Syllabification: cy‧nek

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish cynek, cynk. Doublet of pięć (“five”) and poncz (“punch”).

Noun

cynek m inan

  1. (card games, dice games, dominoes) cinque
    Synonym: piątka
Declension
Declension of cynek
singular plural
nominative cynek cynki
genitive cynka cynków
dative cynkowi cynkom
accusative cynek cynki
instrumental cynkiem cynkami
locative cynku cynkach
vocative cynku cynki

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Zink.

Alternative forms

Noun

cynek m inan

  1. (music) cornett, cornetto (trumpet-like wind instrument used in European music of the medieval)
    Synonyms: kornet, piszczałka
Declension
Declension of cynek
singular plural
nominative cynek cynki
genitive cynka cynków
dative cynkowi cynkom
accusative cynek cynki
instrumental cynkiem cynkami
locative cynku cynkach
vocative cynku cynki

Further reading
  • cynek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “1. cynek”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “2. cynek”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “cynek”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
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