bocian

See also: Bocian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bōkōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboː.ki.ɑn/

Verb

bōcian

1. to give by charter, to charter

Conjugation

Conjugation of bōcian (weak class 2)

infinitive	bōcian	bōcienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	bōciġe	bōcode
second person singular	bōcast	bōcodest
third person singular	bōcaþ	bōcode
plural	bōciaþ	bōcodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bōciġe	bōcode
plural	bōciġen	bōcoden
imperative
singular	bōca
plural	bōciaþ
participle	present	past
	bōciende	(ġe)bōcod

Descendants

• Middle English: booken, boken
  • English: book
  • Scots: buik, beuk

Polish

bocian

Alternative forms

• bociąg, bocoń (Przemyśl)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bocian, from Proto-Slavic *botьjanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.t͡ɕan/

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• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -ɔt͡ɕan
• Syllabification: bo‧cian
• Homophone: Bocian

Noun

bocian m animal (female equivalent bocianica, diminutive bocianek)

1. stork (any bird of the genus Ciconia)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bocian

2. Skeffington's daughter (type of torture device)
3. (children's folklore) stork (mythical bringer of babies to families)

Declension

Declension of bocian

	singular	plural
nominative	bocian	bociany
genitive	bociana	bocianów
dative	bocianowi	bocianom
accusative	bociana	bociany
instrumental	bocianem	bocianami
locative	bocianie	bocianach
vocative	bocianie	bociany

Derived terms

adjectives

• bociani
• bocianowaty
• bocianowy

 

nouns

• bocian biały
• bocian czarny
• bocianiątko
• bocianiec
• bocianię
• bocianka
• bocianowa
• bocianowate
• bociek
• boć

 

Collocations

Collocations

• młode bociany ― young storks
• dzikie bociany ― wild storks
• pierwsze bociany ― the first storks
• bocian na/w gnieździe ― a stork in a nest
• bocian na łące ― a stork in a meadow
• pisklę bociana ― a stork hatchling
• dziób bociana ― the beak of a stork
• głowa bociana ― the head of a stork
• nogi bociana ― the legs of a stork
• szyja bociana ― the neck of a stork
• gniazdo bociana ― a stork's nest
• ochrona bociana ― stork protection
• para bocianów ― a pair of storks
• klekot bocianów ― the clacking of storks
• miłośnik bocianów ― a stork enthusiast
• liczenie bocianów ― counting storks
• spis bocianów ― a list of storks
• liczba bocianów ― the number of storks
• populacja bocianów ― the stork population
• zobaczyć bociana ― to see a stork
• uratować bociana ― to save a stork
• obserwować bociany ― to stork-watch
• wierzyć w bociany ― to believe in storks
• bocian przynosi dzieci ― a stork brings children

Further reading

• bocian in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bocian in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *botьjanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔt͡si̯an]

• Audio:

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Noun

bocian m animal (female equivalent bocianica, relational adjective bocianí, diminutive bocianik)

1. stork

Declension

Declension of bocian (patterns chlap (singular) and dub (plural))

	singular	plural
nominative	bocian	bociany
genitive	bociana	bocianov
dative	bocianovi	bocianom
accusative	bociana	bociany
locative	bocianovi	bocianoch
instrumental	bocianom	bocianmi

Further reading

• “bocian”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025