wolczak

Polish

Alternative forms

• wolcák (Central Greater Poland)
• wolcak (Far Masovian)

Etymology

From wołek +‎ -ak.

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Central Greater Poland) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔl.t͡ʂak/

Noun

wolczak m animal

1. (Central Greater Poland) Synonym of wołek

Further reading

• Oskar Kolberg (1877) “wolczak”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 25