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chomik

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from East Slavic, from Old East Slavic хомѣкъ (xoměkŭ), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāmjas (compare Latvian kāmis (“hamster”), Lithuanian kãmas (“rat”)).[1] See further at Proto-Slavic *xoměstorъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxɔ.mik/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔmik
  • Syllabification: cho‧mik

Noun

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chomik m animal (female equivalent chomiczka, diminutive chomiczek)

  1. hamster (any of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae)
    Hypernym: gryzoń

Declension

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Declension of chomik
singular plural
nominative chomik chomiki
genitive chomika chomików
dative chomikowi chomikom
accusative chomika chomiki
instrumental chomikiem chomikami
locative chomiku chomikach
vocative chomiku chomiki

Derived terms

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adjectives
noun
verb

Noun

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chomik m pers

  1. (by extension, colloquial) hoarder (one who hoards)

Declension

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Declension of chomik
singular plural
nominative chomik chomiki
genitive chomika chomików
dative chomikowi chomikom
accusative chomika chomików
instrumental chomikiem chomikami
locative chomiku chomikach
vocative chomiku chomiki

References

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  1. ^ Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 212

Further reading

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