kumkwat

Polish

kumkwat

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English kumquat, French kumquat, German Kumquat, ultimately from Cantonese 柑橘 (gam¹ gwat¹) or 金橘 (gam¹ gwat¹).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkum.kfat/

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• Rhymes: -umkfat
• Syllabification: kum‧kwat

Noun

kumkwat m inan

1. kumquat (tree)
2. kumquat (fruit)

Declension

Declension of kumkwat

	singular	plural
nominative	kumkwat	kumkwaty
genitive	kumkwata/kumkwatu	kumkwatów
dative	kumkwatowi	kumkwatom
accusative	kumkwat	kumkwaty
instrumental	kumkwatem	kumkwatami
locative	kumkwacie	kumkwatach
vocative	kumkwacie	kumkwaty

Further reading

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