bociani

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bociani. By surface analysis, bocian +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔˈt͡ɕa.ɲi/

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• Rhymes: -aɲi
• Syllabification: bo‧cia‧ni

Adjective

bociani (not comparable, no derived adverb)

1. (relational) stork

   Synonym: bocianowy

   bociani dziób ― a stork's beak

   bociani klekot ― a stork's clack

   bociani szlak ― a stork's trail

   bociania para ― a stork couple

   bociania rodzina ― a stork family

   bocianie nogi ― stork legs

Declension

Declension of bociani (soft)

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative	bociani		bociania	bocianie	bociani	bocianie
genitive	bocianiego		bocianiej	bocianiego	bocianich
dative	bocianiemu		bocianiej	bocianiemu	bocianim
accusative	bocianiego	bociani	bocianią	bocianie	bocianich	bocianie
instrumental	bocianim		bocianią	bocianim	bocianimi
locative	bocianim		bocianiej	bocianim	bocianich

Derived terms

noun

• bocianie gniazdo

 

Related terms

adjectives

• bocianowaty
• bocianowy

 

nouns

• bocian
• bocianek
• bocianiątko
• bocianica
• bocianiec
• bocianię
• bocianka
• bocianowa
• bocianowate
• bociek
• boć

 

Further reading

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