wierzch

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish wierzch, wirch, wirzch, from Proto-Slavic *vь̃rxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wíršus, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥s-u-, from the root *wers- (“to rise, raise, lift, be high, peak height, top”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vjɛʂx/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛʂx
  • Syllabification: wierzch

Noun

wierzch m inan

  1. top; surface; topmost or outermost part of something
    wierzch dłoni ― the back of the hand

Declension
Declension of wierzch
singular
nominative wierzch
genitive wierzchu
dative wierzchowi
accusative wierzch
instrumental wierzchem
locative wierzchu
vocative wierzchu

Derived terms
adjectives
nouns

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