wyrostek

See also: Wyrostek

Polish

Etymology

From wyrost + -ek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɨˈrɔs.tɛk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔstɛk
  • Syllabification: wy‧ros‧tek

Noun

wyrostek m pers

  1. youngster, stripling, sapling (male adolescent)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:urwis

Declension

Noun

wyrostek m inan

  1. outgrowth (anything that grows out of something else)
  2. (colloquial) appendix (vermiform appendix)
  3. (anatomy) process (projection or outgrowth of tissue from a larger body)
    wyrostek kolczystyspinous process
    wyrostek mieczykowatyxiphoid process
    wyrostek rzęskowyciliary process
    wyrostek sutkowymastoid process
    wyrostek zębodołowyalveolar process
  4. (forestry) seedling, sapling (young tree)

Declension

adjectives
noun
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Further reading

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