strych

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /strɨx/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨx
  • Syllabification: strych

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish strych, from Middle High German esterîch, esterich, estrich, from Medieval Latin astracus, astricus, from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον (óstrakon).

Noun

strych m inan (diminutive stryszek)

  1. attic
    Synonym: poddasze
Declension
Declension of strych
singular plural
nominative strych strychy
genitive strychu strychów
dative strychowi strychom
accusative strych strychy
instrumental strychem strychami
locative strychu strychach
vocative strychu strychy
Alternative forms
  • (obsolete) strycha
Derived terms
adjective
  • strychowy

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Polish strych, from Middle High German strich, from Old High German strih, from Proto-West Germanic *striki, from Proto-Germanic *strikiz, from Proto-Indo-European *strig-ís, from the root *streyg- (“to stroke”). Doublet of strzyżka (“sheep intended for shearing”).

Noun

strych m inan

  1. (obsolete) line, streak
    Synonyms: kreska, linia
  2. (obsolete) strickle, strike (instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain)
    Synonym: strychulec
  3. (obsolete) strickling
    Synonym: strychowanie
  4. (obsolete) course, direction
    Synonyms: ciąg, kierunek
  5. (obsolete) manner, method, way
    Synonym: sposób
Declension
Declension of strych
singular plural
nominative strych strychy
genitive strycha strychów
dative strychowi strychom
accusative strych strychy
instrumental strychem strychami
locative strychu strychach
vocative strychu strychy
Alternative forms
  • (sense 2) strycha
adjective
  • strychowny
nouns
verbs

Etymology 3

From stryj +‎ -ch.[1]

Noun

strych m pers

  1. (archaic) old man
    Synonym: starzec
Declension
Declension of strych
singular plural
nominative strych strychowie/strychy (deprecative)
genitive strycha strychów
dative strychowi strychom
accusative strycha strychów
instrumental strychem strychami
locative strychu strychach
vocative strychu strychowie

References
  1. Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity‎, page 261

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