wieszak

Polish

Etymology

From wieszać +‎ -ak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvjɛ.ʂak/

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• Rhymes: -ɛʂak
• Syllabification: wie‧szak

Noun

wieszak m inan (diminutive wieszaczek)

1. clothes hanger, coat hanger (device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc.)
2. clothes rack, clothes stand, clothes tree, coat rack, coat stand, coat tree, hanger, hat rack, hatstand, hat tree, rack, rail (furniture for storing hats and clothing on)
3. hanger (hook or element attached to the wall, with hooks or rods, used for hanging clothes or towels on it)
4. piece of ribbon or leather sewn with two ends to a garment, towel, etc., used to hang them on a hook
5. (colloquial, derogatory) skinny and tall person

Declension

Declension of wieszak

	singular	plural
nominative	wieszak	wieszaki
genitive	wieszaka	wieszaków
dative	wieszakowi	wieszakom
accusative	wieszak	wieszaki
instrumental	wieszakiem	wieszakami
locative	wieszaku	wieszakach
vocative	wieszaku	wieszaki

Related terms

adjective

• wieszarowy

 

nouns

• wieszadełko
• wieszadło
• wieszar

 

verbs

• wieszać impf
• wisieć impf

 

Further reading

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