naleśnik

Polish

naleśniki sense 1.1

naleśnik sense 1.1.1

naleśniki sense 1.2

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly either from Proto-Slavic *na lěsě or *na listě + -nik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈlɛɕ.ɲik/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɕɲik
• Syllabification: na‧leś‧nik

Noun

naleśnik m inan (related adjective naleśnikowy)

1. pancake (thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter)
   2. pancake, crepe (flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat)
      2. naleśnik (type of Polish crepe, often eaten cold with jam or cheese)
   4. pancake (leavened, thicker, fluffier cake)

      Synonym: pancake

2. (colloquial) beret (type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France)

   Synonym: beret

Declension

Declension of naleśnik

	singular	plural
nominative	naleśnik	naleśniki
genitive	naleśnika	naleśników
dative	naleśnikowi	naleśnikom
accusative	naleśnik	naleśniki
instrumental	naleśnikiem	naleśnikami
locative	naleśniku	naleśnikach
vocative	naleśniku	naleśniki

Derived terms

nouns

• naleśnikarnia

 

Related terms

adverbs

• naleśnikowo

 

Further reading

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