Pōnbōczek

Silesian

Etymology

Univerbation of pōn +‎ bōczek, the later from bōg +‎ -ek. Compare Polish Pan Bóg. For the univerbation, compare Romanian Dumnezeu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ponˈbo.t͡ʂɛk/
• Rhymes: -ot͡ʂɛk
• Syllabification: Pōn‧bō‧czek

Proper noun

Pōnbōczek m pers

1. (Christianity, theology, sometimes colloquial) God the Father (the first person of the Trinity)
   • 2000, “Jak Ponboczek stworzoł świat i na nim miyjsce dlo Ślozoków narychtowoł”, in Marek Szołtysek, transl., Biblia Ślązoka‎^[1], Rybnik, Poland: Śląskie ABC, Dziyń piyrszy, page 6:

     Piyrwy to było tak: Ponboczek stworzoł niebo a ziymia!

     [Piyrwy to było tak: Pōnbōczek stworzōł niebo a ziymiã!]

     In the beginning it was thus: God created the heaven and the earth!

Declension

Declension of Pōnbōczek

	singular
nominative	Pōnbōczek
genitive	Pōnbōczka
dative	Pōnbōczkowi
accusative	Pōnbōczka
instrumental	Pōnbōczkym
locative	Pōnbōczku
vocative	Pōnbōczku

Further reading

• ponboczek in dykcjonorz.eu
• Pōnbōczek in silling.org
• Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “Pon Bóczek, Ponbóczek, Pónbóg”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 222