dudok

Old Slovak

Alternative forms

• dedek

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Polish dudek. First attested in 1592.

Noun

dudok m inan (related adjective dudkový)

1. silver coin worth 3 groszy, minted in Poland since 1528 (named after a humorous reference to the eagle on its reverse)

Further reading

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “dudok”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC