ptŏk

See also: ptok and Ptok

Silesian

FWOTD – 3 March 2025

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish pták.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (non-Western) /ptɔk/, (Western Silesian) /ptɔwk/, (Głogówek) /ptɛwk/

• Audio (non-Western):

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• Rhymes: -ɔk, -ɔwk, -ɛwk
• Syllabification: ptŏk

Noun

ptŏk m animal

1. bird
2. mania, light madness, peculiarity

Declension

Declension of ptŏk

	singular	plural
nominative	ptŏk	ptŏki
genitive	ptŏka	ptŏkōw
dative	ptŏkowi	ptŏkōm
accusative	ptŏka	ptŏki
instrumental	ptŏkym	ptŏkami/ptŏkōma
locative	ptŏku	ptŏkach
vocative	ptŏku	ptŏki

Derived terms

verb

• mieć ptŏka

Noun

ptŏk m pers

1. Silesian who has moved out of Silesia

   Coordinate terms: krzŏk, pniŏk

2. (by extension) person with a loose association to Silesia

Declension

Declension of ptŏk

	singular	plural
nominative	ptŏk	ptŏki
genitive	ptŏka	ptŏkōw
dative	ptŏkowi	ptŏkōm
accusative	ptŏka	ptŏkōw
instrumental	ptŏkym	ptŏkami/ptŏkōma
locative	ptŏku	ptŏkach
vocative	ptŏku	ptŏki

Further reading

• ptŏk in silling.org
• Eugeniusz Kosmała (2023) “Ślązacy”, in Dykcjōnôrz Polsko-Ślonskiy (in Silesian), s, page 5466