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cynek

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cynek

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɘnɛk
  • Syllabification: cy‧nek

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Polish cynek, cynk. Doublet of pięć and poncz.

Noun

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cynek m inan

  1. (card games, dice games, dominoes) cinque (card, die, or domino with five spots or pips)
    Synonym: piątka
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from German Zink. Doublet of cynk.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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cynek m inan

  1. cornett, cornetto (early horn wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods)
    Synonyms: kornet, piszczałka
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Further reading

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  • cynek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “1. cynek”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “2. cynek”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “cynek”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna