byk

See also: Byk and býk

Albanian

Etymology

Compare Romanian buc.

Noun

byk m (plural bykra, definite byku, definite plural bykrat)

1. chaff
2. wood dust, sawdust
3. (figurative) worthless thing

Derived terms

• bykëlina
• bykëra
• bykëzoj

 

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bykъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɨk/

Noun

byk m anim (diminutive byck)

1. bull (adult male of cattle)

Declension

Declension of byk

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	byk	byka	byki
Genitive	byka	bykowu	bykow
Dative	bykoju	bykoma	bykam
Accusative	byka	bykowu	byki, bykow
Instrumental	bykom	bykoma	bykami
Locative	byku	bykoma	bykach

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “byk”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “byk”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bykъ.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɘk/

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kociewie) IPA^(key): /ˈbɘk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɘk
• Syllabification: byk
• Homophone: Byk

Noun

byk m animal (diminutive byczek, related adjective byczy)

1. bull (adult male of cattle)
2. stag (adult male deer)

   Synonym: jeleń

3. (colloquial) howler (obvious mistake such as a spelling error or error in calculation, especially one made by an inept student)
4. (colloquial) stud (strong and rather large man)
5. (Kociewie) hook with two horns for digging potatoes

   Synonym: dziaka

Declension

Declension of byk

	singular	plural
nominative	byk	byki
genitive	byka	byków
dative	bykowi	bykom
accusative	byka	byki
instrumental	bykiem	bykami
locative	byku	bykach
vocative	byku	byki

Further reading

• byk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• byk in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “byk”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 149

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from byka

Noun

byk c

1. (dated) dirty laundry (clothes to be washed)
2. (dated) washing (of dirty laundry)

Declension

Declension of byk

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	byk	byks
	definite	byken	bykens
plural	indefinite	bykar	bykars
	definite	bykarna	bykarnas

Synonyms

• tvätt

Derived terms

• smutsig byk
• tvätta sin smutsiga byk

References

• byk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• byk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• byk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• byka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)