spadek

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰsder.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *iź

Proto-Slavic *jьz

Proto-Slavic *jьz-

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-

Proto-Balto-Slavic *san?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm?

Proto-Slavic *sъ(n)

Old Polish z-

Old Polish s-

Polish s-

Proto-Indo-European *ped-der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *pṓˀstei

Proto-Slavic *pàsti

Old Polish paść

Polish paść

Polish spaść

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ā́ˀtei

Proto-Slavic *-ati

Old Polish -ać

Polish -ać

Polish spadać

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Slavic *-kъ

Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ

Old Polish -ek

Polish -ek

Polish spadek

From spadać + -ek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspa.dɛk/

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• Rhymes: -adɛk
• Syllabification: spa‧dek

Noun

spadek m inan (related adjective spadkowy)

1. fall, drop
2. decrease

   Antonym: wzrost

3. slope (the degree to which a surface tends upward or downward)
4. inheritance, legacy, bequest
5. (sports) relegation, declassing

   Synonyms: degradacja, deklasacja

   Antonym: awans

Declension

Declension of spadek

	singular	plural
nominative	spadek	spadki
genitive	spadku	spadków
dative	spadkowi	spadkom
accusative	spadek	spadki
instrumental	spadkiem	spadkami
locative	spadku	spadkach
vocative	spadku	spadki

Derived terms

nouns

• spadkobierca
• spadkodawca

Further reading

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