harcownik

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Hungarian harcbor.

Old Czech harcbor.

Polish harc

Proto-Indo-European *-usder.

Proto-Indo-European *-osder.

Proto-Slavic *-ovъ

Old Polish -owy

Proto-Slavic *-nъ

Proto-Indo-European *-eykos

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-eikas

Proto-Slavic *-ikъ

Proto-Slavic *-nikъ

Old Polish -nik

Old Polish -ownik

Polish -ownik

Polish harcownik

From harc + -ownik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xarˈt͡sɔv.ɲik/

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• Rhymes: -ɔvɲik
• Syllabification: har‧cow‧nik

Noun

harcownik m pers (related adjective harcowniczy)

1. (historical) duelist; champion (person engaging in single combat)
2. (figurative) representative, champion, advocate, proponent

Declension

Declension of harcownik

	singular	plural
nominative	harcownik	harcownicy, harcowniki1
genitive	harcownika	harcowników
dative	harcownikowi	harcownikom
accusative	harcownika	harcowników
instrumental	harcownikiem	harcownikami
locative	harcowniku	harcownikach
vocative	harcowniku	harcownicy

¹Deprecative.

Further reading

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