Polish

Noun

zamek m inan ‎(diminutive zameczek)

1. lock
2. zip fastener, zipper, zip

Declension

Related terms

• (verbs) zamknąć, zamykać

Etymology 2

Calque of Middle High German sloz ‎(“lock, keep”) (cf. German Schloss) via Czech zámek, itself a calque of Latin clūsa ‎(“lock, fort, fortification”).

Noun

zamek m inan ‎(diminutive zameczek, augmentative zamczysko)

1. castle

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) zamkowy

Descendants

• Belarusian: замак ‎(zamak)
• Russian: замок ‎(zamok)
• Ukrainian: замок ‎(zamok)