zemiak

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Slavic *zemьnъ. Compare Polish ziemniak, French pomme de terre (literally “apple of the earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛmi̯ak/

Noun

zemiak m inan (genitive singular zemiaka, nominative plural zemiaky, genitive plural zemiakov, declension pattern of dub)

1. potato

Declension

Declension of zemiak

	singular	plural
nominative	zemiak	zemiaky
genitive	zemiaka	zemiakov
dative	zemiaku	zemiakom
accusative	zemiak	zemiaky
locative	zemiaku	zemiakoch
instrumental	zemiakom	zemiakmi

Derived terms

• zemiakový
• zemiačik

Further reading

• “zemiak”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024