sztërk

Kashubian

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly derived/related to sztreka (“rail track”) or Proto-Slavic *stroka (“row, array, string”), compare similar development of Latvian stricis (“moment”) : strēķis (“row”), Ancient Greek στιγμή (stigmḗ, “spot; moment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtɜrk/
• Rhymes: -ɜrk
• Syllabification: sztërk

Noun

sztërk m inan (diminutive sztëruszk)

1. moment (brief, unspecified amount of time)

   Synonyms: chwila, sztót, moment

Derived terms

adverb

• sztërkama

 

Further reading

• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “chwila”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “chwila”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[3]
• “sztërk”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Slovincian

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly derived/related to sztrejk (“strip, line; moment”) or Proto-Slavic *stroka (“row, array, string”), compare similar development of Latvian stricis (“moment”) : strēķis (“row”), Ancient Greek στιγμή (stigmḗ, “spot; moment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtərk/
• Rhymes: -ʃtərk
• Syllabification: sztërk

Noun

sztërk m inan

1. while (uncertain duration of time, period of time)

Further reading

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1912) “štȧ̃rḱ”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[4] (in German), volume 2, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 1183
• Lorentz, Friedrich (1912) “štä̀rk”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[5] (in German), volume 2, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 1184