orkisz

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish orkisz, orkusz meaning this, either from orkusz, arkusz (“arch”) in the sense of a gate entrance afore a garden field, or rather from the personal name Orkisz, Orkusz, Arkusz, shorter for Arkadiusz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔr.kiʂ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrkiʂ
• Syllabification: or‧kisz

Noun

orkisz m inan

1. spelt (Triticum spelta, plant and produce)
2. (dated) barley (Hordeum vulgare and Hordeum gen. et spp., plant and produce)

Declension

Declension of orkisz

	singular	plural
nominative	orkisz	orkisze
genitive	orkiszu	orkiszy
dative	orkiszowi	orkiszom
accusative	orkisz	orkisze
instrumental	orkiszem	orkiszami
locative	orkiszu	orkiszach
vocative	orkiszu	orkisze

Derived terms

adjective

• orkiszowy

 

Further reading

• orkisz in Polish dictionaries at PWN