Kopernik

See also: kopernik, Koperník, and Kopernîk

Polish

Etymology

Apparently given to people from the village of Koperniki, which was the ancestral village of Nicolaus Copernicus. See Nicolaus Copernicus § Name and Koperniki at Wikipedia for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈpɛr.ɲik/
• Rhymes: -ɛrɲik
• Syllabification: Ko‧per‧nik
• Homophone: kopernik

Proper noun

Kopernik m pers or f

1. Copernicus
2. a male surname
3. a female surname

Declension

Declension of Kopernik

	singular	plural
nominative	Kopernik	Kopernikowie
genitive	Kopernika	Koperników
dative	Kopernikowi	Kopernikom
accusative	Kopernika	Koperników
instrumental	Kopernikiem	Kopernikami
locative	Koperniku	Kopernikach
vocative	Koperniku	Kopernikowie

Descendants

• → Latin: Copernicus, Coppernicus
  • → Catalan: Copèrnic (learned)
  • → English: Copernicus
  • → German: Copernicus, Kopernikus

Further reading

• Kopernik in Polish dictionaries at PWN