szczupak

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Polish

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Etymology

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From Old Polish szczupać (to pinch), from Proto-Slavic *ščukati.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʂt͡ʂu.pak/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -upak
  • Syllabification: szczu‧pak

Noun

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szczupak m animal (diminutive szczupaczek)

  1. pike, pickerel (fish of the genus Esox), especially the northern pike (Esox lucius)
  2. (soccer) diving header
  3. (obsolete, prison slang) folding knife

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjectives
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Noun

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szczupak m pers (diminutive szczupaczek)

  1. (colloquial) someone who is very thin
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:chudzielec

Further reading

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