rosomak

See also: rosomák

Polish
rosomak

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Ruthenian росома́къ (rosomák) (whence Ukrainian росома́к (rosomák)) or from Russian росома́ха (rosomáxa). Further etymology unclear. Per Trubachev, possibly a taboo metathesis from соромаха, still present in some Ukrainian dialects, from hypothetical Proto-Slavic form *sormaxa, therefore cognate with Proto-Germanic *harmô, Latvian sermulis and Lithuanian šarmuõ, šermuõ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rɔˈsɔ.mak/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔmak
  • Syllabification: ro‧so‧mak

Noun

rosomak m animal

  1. wolverine (Gulo gulo)

Declension
Declension of rosomak
singular plural
nominative rosomak rosomaki
genitive rosomaka rosomaków
dative rosomakowi rosomakom
accusative rosomaka rosomaki
instrumental rosomakiem rosomakami
locative rosomaku rosomakach
vocative rosomaku rosomaki

Derived terms
adjective
  • rosomakowy

Descendants
  • → Czech: rosomák
  • → German: rosomak
  • → Hungarian: rozsomák
  • → Lower Sorbian: rusmak
  • → New Latin: rosomacus
  • → Slovak: rosomák

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