"berek" meaning in Polish

See berek in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛ.rɛk/
Rhymes: -ɛrɛk Etymology: Uncertain. Some scholars claim it may be a form of a dialectal word berek which meant short, stocky, sturdy horse. Etymology templates: {{unc|pl}} Uncertain Head templates: {{pl-noun|m-anml}} berek m animal Inflection templates: {{pl-decl-noun-m-anml}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], berek [nominative, singular], berki [nominative, plural], berka [genitive, singular], berków [genitive, plural], berkowi [dative, singular], berkom [dative, plural], berka [accusative, singular], berki [accusative, plural], berkiem [instrumental, singular], berkami [instrumental, plural], berku [locative, singular], berkach [locative, plural], berku [singular, vocative], berki [plural, vocative]
  1. tag (children's game) Tags: animal-not-person, masculine
    Sense id: en-berek-pl-noun-ShIrMSpA Categories (other): Polish terms with collocations, Polish entries with incorrect language header, Polish links with redundant alt parameters, Polish links with redundant wikilinks, Games Disambiguation of Polish entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Polish links with redundant alt parameters: 81 19 Disambiguation of Polish links with redundant wikilinks: 87 13 Disambiguation of Games: 77 23
  2. it (the person who must chase others in the game of tag) Tags: animal-not-person, masculine
    Sense id: en-berek-pl-noun-WueXKkQY Categories (other): Polish links with manual fragments Disambiguation of Polish links with manual fragments: 40 60
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    {
      "form": "berka",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "berków",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "berkowi",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "berkom",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "berkiem",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "berkami",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "berku",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "berkach",
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    "be‧rek"
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          "english": "to play tag",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "text": "bawić się/grać w berka",
          "translation": "to play tag",
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          "text": "Jesteś berkiem!",
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɛ.rɛk/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɛrɛk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "berek"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "berkach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "berku",
      "source": "declension",
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          "english": "to play tag",
          "tags": [
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          "text": "bawić się/grać w berka",
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɛ.rɛk/"
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