ziemniak

See also: Ziemniak

Polish

Etymology

From ziemny (“pertaining to soil, earth”) +‎ -ak, from Proto-Slavic *zemьnъ. Displaced earlier jabłko ziemne, itself a calque of German Erdapfel (literally “earth-apple”).[1] Compare Slovak zemiak, French pomme de terre (literally “apple of the earth”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʑɛm.ɲak/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛmɲak
  • Syllabification: ziem‧niak
  • Homophone: Ziemniak

Noun

ziemniak m animal (diminutive ziemniaczek)

  1. potato
    Synonyms: kartofel, (regional) pyra

Declension
Declension of ziemniak
singular plural
nominative ziemniak ziemniaki
genitive ziemniaka ziemniaków
dative ziemniakowi ziemniakom
accusative ziemniaka ziemniaki
instrumental ziemniakiem ziemniakami
locative ziemniaku ziemniakach
vocative ziemniaku ziemniaki

Derived terms
adjective

References
  1. Jan Miodek, Słownik ojczyzny polszczyzny, edited by Monika Zaśko-Zielińska, Tomasz Piekot; Europa, Wrocław 2002, p. 800.

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