wieprz

See also: Wieprz

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish wieprz, from Proto-Slavic *veprь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *weprios. Cognate with Lower Sorbian wjapś, Upper Sorbian wjapř, Czech vepř, Russian вепрь (veprʹ), Old Church Slavonic вепрь (veprĭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vjɛpʂ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛpʂ
  • Syllabification: wieprz
  • Homophone: Wieprz

Noun

wieprz m animal (diminutive wieprzek or wieprzak)

  1. barrow, hog; a male, usually castrated, pig kept for its meat

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • wieprz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wieprz in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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