potomek

See also: потомок

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech potomek, from Proto-Slavic *potomъkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpotomɛk]
• Hyphenation: po‧to‧mek

Noun

potomek m anim (female equivalent potomkyně)

1. descendant (one who is the progeny of someone)

   Antonym: předek

Declension

Declension of potomek (velar masculine animate reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	potomek	potomci, potomkové
genitive	potomka	potomků
dative	potomkovi, potomku	potomkům
accusative	potomka	potomky
vocative	potomku	potomci, potomkové
locative	potomkovi, potomku	potomcích
instrumental	potomkem	potomky

Hyponyms

• dítě n

Related terms

• potomstvo n

 

Further reading

• “potomek”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “potomek”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “potomek”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *potomъkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔˈtɔ.mɛk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔmɛk
• Syllabification: po‧to‧mek

Noun

potomek m pers (female equivalent potomkini)

1. descendant (one who is the progeny of someone)

Declension

Declension of potomek

	singular	plural
nominative	potomek	potomkowie/potomki (deprecative)
genitive	potomka	potomków
dative	potomkowi	potomkom
accusative	potomka	potomków
instrumental	potomkiem	potomkami
locative	potomku	potomkach
vocative	potomku	potomkowie

Related terms

adjectives

• bezpotomny
• potomny

 

adverb

• bezpotomnie

 

noun

• bezpotomność

 

Further reading

• potomek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• potomek in Polish dictionaries at PWN