szczaw

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʂt͡ʂaf/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -af
  • Syllabification: szczaw

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish szczaw, from Proto-Slavic *sьčavь.

Noun

szczaw m inan (diminutive szczawik, related adjective szczawiowy)

  1. dock, sorrel (any plant of the genus Rumex)
    Synonym: kwasek
Declension
Declension of szczaw
singular plural
nominative szczaw szczawie
genitive szczawiu szczawi
dative szczawiowi szczawiom
accusative szczaw szczawie
instrumental szczawiem szczawiami
locative szczawiu szczawiach
vocative szczawiu szczawie
Derived terms
nouns
  • szczawnica
Descendants
  • → Yiddish: שטשאַוו (shtshav), שטשאָוו (shtshov), שטשאַוויע (shtshavye), שטשאַוועל (shtshavel), שטשאַוויי (shtshavey), שצאַוויע (shtsavye), שאַווער (shaver)
    • → English: schav

Noun

szczaw m animal

  1. (colloquial) youngster; urchin
Declension
Declension of szczaw
singular plural
nominative szczaw szczawie
genitive szczawia szczawi
dative szczawiowi szczawiom
accusative szczawia szczawie
instrumental szczawiem szczawiami
locative szczawiu szczawiach
vocative szczawiu szczawie

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

szczaw f

  1. genitive plural of szczawa

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