drzewko

Polish

Alternative forms

• drzywko (Near Masovian, Łukowiec, Zagórze)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Balto-Slavic *dérwan

Proto-Slavic *dȇrvo

Old Polish drzewo

Polish drzewo

Proto-Slavic *-ъko

Old Polish -ko

Polish -ko

Polish drzewko

From drzewo + -ko.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʐɛf.kɔ/

• (Masovia):
  • (Near Masovian) IPA^(key): [ˈdʐɛf.kɔ]
• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Western Kraków) IPA^(key): [ˈdʐɛf.kɔ]

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• Rhymes: -ɛfkɔ
• Syllabification: drzew‧ko

Noun

drzewko n

1. diminutive of drzewo (“treelet”)
2. (Near Masovian, Garwolin County) type of pattern on a pysanka
3. (Western Kraków, Smardzowice) synonym of belka / bierwiono (“beam, log in the wall wreath”)

Declension

Declension of drzewko

	singular	plural
nominative	drzewko	drzewka
genitive	drzewka	drzewek
dative	drzewku	drzewkom
accusative	drzewko	drzewka
instrumental	drzewkiem	drzewkami
locative	drzewku	drzewkach
vocative	drzewko	drzewka

Further reading

• “drzewko”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “drzewko”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• Jan Karłowicz (1900), “drzewo”, in Słownik gwar polskich [Dictionary of Polish dialects] (in Polish), volume 1: A do E, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 383