guzik

See also: Guzik

Polish

guzik

Etymology

From guz +‎ -ik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.ʑik/

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• Rhymes: -uʑik
• Syllabification: gu‧zik
• Homophone: Guzik

Noun

guzik m inan (diminutive guziczek)

1. diminutive of guz
2. button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)
3. (colloquial) button (mechanical device activated by pressing)

   Synonym: przycisk

4. (minced oath) nothing

Declension

Declension of guzik

	singular	plural
nominative	guzik	guziki
genitive	guzika	guzików
dative	guzikowi	guzikom
accusative	guzik	guziki
instrumental	guzikiem	guzikami
locative	guziku	guzikach
vocative	guziku	guziki

Descendants

• → Belarusian: гу́зік (húzik)
• → Ukrainian: ґу́дзик (gúdzyk)

Further reading

• guzik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• guzik in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian կուզիկ (kuzik).

Noun

guzik

1. (dialectal) hunchback

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կուզ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• “guzik”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982