Pōnbōczek

Silesian

Etymology

Univerbation of pōn +‎ bōczek, the later from bōg +‎ -ek. Compare Polish Pan Bóg.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ponˈbot͡ʂɛk/
  • Rhymes: -ot͡ʂɛk
  • Syllabification: Pōn‧bō‧czek

Proper noun

Pōnbōczek m pers

  1. (Christianity, theology, sometimes colloquial) God the Father (the first person of the Trinity)
    • 2000, “Jak Ponboczek stworzoł świat i na nim miyjsce dlo Ślozoków narychtowoł”, in Marek Szołtysek, transl., Biblia Ślązoka‎, Rybnik, Poland: Śląskie ABC, Dziyń piyrszy, page 6:
      Piyrwy to było tak: Ponboczek stworzoł niebo a ziymia!
      [Piyrwy to było tak: Pōnbōczek stworzōł niebo a ziymiã!]
      In the beginning it was thus: God created the heaven and the earth!

Declension
Declension of Pōnbōczek
singular
nominative Pōnbōczek
genitive Pōnbōczka
dative Pōnbōczkowi
accusative Pōnbōczka
instrumental Pōnbōczkym
locative Pōnbōczku
vocative Pōnbōczku

Further reading
  • ponboczek in dykcjonorz.eu
  • Pōnbōczek in silling.org
  • Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “Pon Bóczek, Ponbóczek, Pónbóg”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 222
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