czworak

Polish

czworak noun 1 sense 1

czworak noun 1 sense 2

czworak noun 2 sense 1

Alternative forms

• cworák (Kielce)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *četvero

Polish czworo

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂kos

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-āˀkas

Proto-Slavic *-akъ

Old Polish -ak

Polish -ak

Polish czworak

From czworo + -ak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʂfɔ.rak/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrak
• Syllabification: czwo‧rak

Noun

czworak m inan (diminutive czworaczek, related adjective czworaczny or czworakowy or czworacki)

2. (historical) residential building with four apartments, each with a separate entrance from the outside, forming part of a complex of manor or farm buildings; usually intended for farm servants or seasonal farm laborers
4. tiffin carrier, dabbas (container for transporting and keeping food warm, divided into four separate sections)

Declension

Declension of czworak

	singular	plural
nominative	czworak	czworaki
genitive	czworaka	czworaków
dative	czworakowi	czworakom
accusative	czworak	czworaki
instrumental	czworakiem	czworakami
locative	czworaku	czworakach
vocative	czworaku	czworaki

Noun

czworak m animal (diminutive czworaczek)

2. (historical) silver four-grosz coin, first introduced in the Republic of Poland during the reign of Sigismund II Augustus as part of efforts to unify coinage throughout the territory of the Jagiellonian state
3. (chiefly in the plural, colloquial) all fours (position of the human body in which the hands and knees rest on the ground)

Declension

Declension of czworak

	singular	plural
nominative	czworak	czworaki
genitive	czworaka	czworaków
dative	czworakowi	czworakom
accusative	czworaka	czworaki
instrumental	czworakiem	czworakami
locative	czworaku	czworakach
vocative	czworaku	czworaki

Derived terms

adverbs

• na czworakach

Related terms

adjectives

• czworaki

adverbs

• czworako

nouns

• czworaczka

Further reading

• “czworak”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “czworaki II”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “czworak”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)
• czworak in PWN's encyclopedia