rynsztok

Polish
rynsztok

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish rynsztok, from German Rinnstein or from uncommon Rinnstock. While the latter does exist (despite the claims of some sources), it seems restricted to eastern German dialects, such as German Silesian, and is indeed first attested in M.A. Troc’s Polish-German dictionary of 1744, meaning that it could be a reborrowing from Polish. Note, however, that Rinnstein (attested in the late 16th c.) also postdates the Polish term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrɨn.ʂtɔk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨnʂtɔk
  • Syllabification: ryn‧sztok

Noun

rynsztok m inan (related adjective rynsztokowy)

  1. sewer, street gutter (prepared channel in a surface)
    Synonym: ściek
  2. (figurative) the gutter (low, vulgar state)

Declension
Declension of rynsztok
singular plural
nominative rynsztok rynsztoki
genitive rynsztoka/rynsztoku rynsztoków
dative rynsztokowi rynsztokom
accusative rynsztok rynsztoki
instrumental rynsztokiem rynsztokami
locative rynsztoku rynsztokach
vocative rynsztoku rynsztoki

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