frymark

Polish

Alternative forms

• fyrmak (Zagórze)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *preyH-

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *priHós

Proto-Germanic *frijaz

Proto-West Germanic *frī

Middle High German vri

Proto-Italic *merks

Latin merx

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -or

Latin mercor

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Italic *-tus

Latin -tus

Latin mercātus

Late Latin marcātusbor.

Old High German marchat

Middle High German market

Middle High German vrimarketbor.

Old Polish frymark

Polish frymark

Inherited from Old Polish frymark, borrowed from Middle High German vrimarket, from vri + market.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrɘ.mark/
• Rhymes: -ɘmark
• Syllabification: fry‧mark

Noun

frymark m inan

1. (historical) estate exchange (in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, a barter or an exchange of noble estates for royal lands, initiated by the monarch; these transactions were notoriously unequal, as the royal treasury frequently traded properties worth up to ten times less than those received, serving as a covert way to reward the king's political supporters; by the mid-16th century, this practice led to a severe depletion of the royal domain)
2. (dated, business, trading) barter (exchange of goods or services without the use of money)

   Synonym: barter

3. (dated) trafficking (making something into a trade or bargain that should not be a source of profit)

Declension

Declension of frymark

	singular	plural
nominative	frymark	frymarki
genitive	frymarku	frymarków
dative	frymarkowi	frymarkom
accusative	frymark	frymarki
instrumental	frymarkiem	frymarkami
locative	frymarku	frymarkach
vocative	frymarku	frymarki

Further reading

• “frymark”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)