chopiec

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish chłopiec. By surface analysis, chop +‎ -iec. Doublet of chłapiec.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɔ.pjɛt͡s/

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• Rhymes: -ɔpjɛt͡s
• Syllabification: cho‧piec

Noun

chopiec m pers

1. boy (young male person)

   Synonyms: chopŏk, karlus, (Cieszyn) kluk, synek, (dated) pachołek, (Cieszyn) chłapiec

Declension

Declension of chopiec

	singular	plural
nominative	chopiec	chopcy
genitive	chopca	chopcōw
dative	chopcu	chopcōm
accusative	chopca	chopcy
instrumental	chopcym	chopcami/chopcōma
locative	chopcu	chopcach
vocative	chopcze	chopcy

Further reading

• chopiec in silling.org
• Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “chopjec”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 115