wróg

Old Polish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *vorgъ (“casting of lots”), from *vergti (“to cast”).

Noun

wróg m

  1. lot, fate
  2. bad omen
  • (nouns) wróża f, wróżbit m, wróżek m, wróżnik m
  • (adjective) wróżczy

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *vorgъ (“foe, enemy”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *warˀgás.

Noun

wróg m

  1. murderer

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish wróg, from Proto-Slavic *vorgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wargás. Cognate with Lithuanian var̃gas (“hardship, misery”), dialectal Latvian vārgs (“misery”) and Old Prussian wargan (“misery, suffering”, accusative singular).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vruk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -uk
  • Syllabification: wróg

Noun

wróg m pers

  1. enemy
    Synonym: nieprzyjaciel
  2. foe
    Synonym: przeciwnik

Declension
Declension of wróg
singular plural
nominative wróg wrogowie
genitive wroga wrogów
dative wrogowi wrogom
accusative wroga wrogów
instrumental wrogiem wrogami
locative wrogu wrogach
vocative wrogu wrogowie

Derived terms
adjective
noun
adjective
noun

Further reading
  • wróg in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wróg in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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