napiwek

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *nō

Proto-Slavic *na

Old Polish na

Polish na

Proto-Indo-European *pih₃-e-ti

Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīteider.

Proto-Slavic *pìti

Proto-Indo-European *-wósder.

Proto-Slavic *-ivo

Proto-Slavic *pȋvo

Old Polish piwo

Polish piwo

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kas

Proto-Slavic *-kъ

Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ

Old Polish -ek

Polish -ek

Polish napiwek

From na (“for”) + piwo (“beer”) + -ek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈpi.vɛk/

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• Rhymes: -ivɛk
• Syllabification: na‧pi‧wek

Noun

napiwek m inan

1. gratuity, tip (small amount of money left for a servant as a token of appreciation)

Declension

Declension of napiwek

	singular	plural
nominative	napiwek	napiwki
genitive	napiwku	napiwków
dative	napiwkowi	napiwkom
accusative	napiwek	napiwki
instrumental	napiwkiem	napiwkami
locative	napiwku	napiwkach
vocative	napiwku	napiwki

Derived terms

adjective

• napiwkowy

Further reading

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