gorzko

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *garḗˀtei

Proto-Slavic *gorěti

Proto-Slavic *goře

Proto-Slavic *-ьkъ

Proto-Slavic *gorьkъ

Polish gorzki

Proto-Slavic *-o

Old Polish -o

Polish -o

Polish gorzko

From gorzki + -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔʂ.kɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔʂkɔ
• Syllabification: gorz‧ko

Adverb

gorzko (comparative bardziej gorzko, superlative najbardziej gorzko)

1. bitter, bitterly

Interjection

gorzko

1. bitter! (an old Polish tradition: a shout by wedding guests urging the newlyweds to kiss, thus removing the "bitterness")

Further reading

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