skrzat

See also: Skrzat and škržat

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish krzat, from Middle High German scrato, from Proto-Germanic *skrattuz. Compare Czech skřet / skřítek, Slovene škrat, German Schrat.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈskʂat/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: skrzat
  • Homophone: Skrzat

Noun

skrzat m animal (diminutive skrzacik or skrzatek, related adjective skrzaci)

  1. gnome, imp
    Synonym: chochlik
  2. (humorous) toddler
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:urwis
  3. (humorous) midget

Declension

Declension of skrzat
singular plural
nominative skrzat skrzaty
genitive skrzata skrzatów
dative skrzatowi skrzatom
accusative skrzata skrzaty
instrumental skrzatem skrzatami
locative skrzacie skrzatach
vocative skrzacie skrzaty

Further reading

  • skrzat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • skrzat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • “*SKRZAT”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 19.09.2024
  • skrzat in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
  • Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “skrzat”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
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