paluch

See also: Paluch

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pōlo-der.?

Proto-Slavic *pàlъ

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ikas

Proto-Slavic *-ьcь

Proto-Slavic *pàlьcь

Old Polish palec

Polish palec

Proto-Slavic *-uxъ

Old Polish -uch

Polish -uch

Polish paluch

From palec + -uch.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.lux/

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Przemyśl) IPA^(key): [ˈpa.lʲux]

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• Rhymes: -alux
• Syllabification: pa‧luch
• Homophone: Paluch

Noun

paluch m inan

1. augmentative of palec
2. big toe, hallux

Declension

Declension of paluch

	singular	plural
nominative	paluch	paluchy
genitive	palucha	paluchów
dative	paluchowi	paluchom
accusative	paluch/palucha	paluchy
instrumental	paluchem	paluchami
locative	paluchu	paluchach
vocative	paluchu	paluchy

See also

• (nouns) paluch koślawy, haluks, halluks

Further reading

• “paluch”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “paluch”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• Aleksander Saloni (1899), “paluch”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny‎^[3] (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 242