twaróg

Old Polish

Etymology

  • Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tvarogъ. First attested in 1472.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /tfaːrɔːk/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /tfɒrok/

    Noun

    twaróg m animacy unattested (related adjective twarożny)

    1. (attested in Greater Poland) quark (fresh cheese made from heated sour milk, a formed piece of such cheese)
      • 1900 [1472], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2[1], number 994:
        Twarog farmadium
        [Twarog farmadium]
      • 1892 [1494], Adolf Warschauer, editor, Sonder-Veröffentlichungen der historischen Gesellschaft für die Provinz Posen, volume I, Poznań, page 374:
        Za *tworagi ad prata 6 1/2 grossos
        [Za *twarogi ad prata 6 1/2 grossos]
      • 1892 [1494], Adolf Warschauer, editor, Sonder-Veröffentlichungen der historischen Gesellschaft für die Provinz Posen, volume I, Poznań, page 375:
        Helene za *twuarogi ad viam dominis 7 grossos
        [Helene za *twarogi ad viam dominis 7 grossos]

    Derived terms

    nouns
    • twarożnik

    Descendants

    • Polish: twaróg
    • Silesian: twŏrōg, tworōg (simplified)

    References

    Polish

    twaróg

    Etymology

  • Inherited from Old Polish twaróg.

    Pronunciation

     
    • IPA(key): /ˈtfa.ruk/
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    • Audio 2:(file)
    • Rhymes: -aruk
    • Syllabification: twa‧róg

    Noun

    twaróg m inan (diminutive twarożek, related adjective twarogowy)

    1. quark (food product having a white color and a soft, rather compact and lumpy or creamy consistency; obtained from cow's, goat's, sheep's or soy milk)
      Synonym: biały ser
      1. quark (portion or package of cottage cheese - a food product)

    Declension

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