proch
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Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *porxъ, from Proto-Indo-European *pers-.
Pronunciation
Noun
proch m inan (diminutive prošk)
Declension
Declension of proch
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “proch”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “proch”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *porxъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pers-.
Pronunciation
Noun
proch m inan (diminutive proszek)
- powder, gunpowder
- proch bezdymny ― smokeless powder
- (archaic or regional) dust
- (figurative) speck, dust (something worthless or insignificant)
- (Near Masovian, Far Masovian) eye disease of cows
Declension
Declension of proch
Derived terms
noun
verbs
Further reading
- proch in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- proch in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Zygmunt Wasilewski (1889) “proch”, in Jagodne: wieś w powiecie łukowskim, gminie Dąbie: zarys etnograficzny (in Polish), Warsaw: M. Arct, page 245
- Stanisław Ciszewski (1909) “proch”, in “Przyczynek do słownika gwary mazowieckiej”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 7, z. 1, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 209
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pȏrxъ. Cognate with Lower Sorbian proch.
Pronunciation
Noun
proch m inan (diminutive próšk, related adjective prochowy or próškowy or próšny)
- dust (earth reduced to very fine particles)
- powder (very fine and light particles of earth and other substances, which are suspended in the air and settle on bodies)
Declension
Declension of proch (masculine velar stem)
References
- “proch” in Soblex
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