obibok

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ab

Proto-Slavic *o(b)

Proto-Slavic *o(b)-

Old Polish o-

Polish o-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂-

Proto-Balto-Slavic *bī́ˀtei

Proto-Slavic *bìti

Old Polish bić

Polish bić

Polish obić

Proto-Slavic *-i-

Old Polish -i-

Polish -i-

Polish bok

Polish obibok

From obić + -i- + bok.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɔˈbi.bɔk/

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Southern Greater Poland) IPA^(key): [ɔˈbi.bɔk]

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• Rhymes: -ibɔk
• Syllabification: o‧bi‧bok

Noun

obibok m pers

1. (colloquial) one who is lazy or workshy; slacker; bum; shirker; lazybones

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:leń

2. (Southern Greater Poland) drunkard

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pijak

Declension

Declension of obibok

	singular	plural
nominative	obibok	obiboki
genitive	obiboka	obiboków
dative	obibokowi	obibokom
accusative	obiboka	obiboków
instrumental	obibokiem	obibokami
locative	obiboku	obibokach
vocative	obiboku	obiboki

Further reading

• “obibok”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “obibok”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)