dekiel

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Deckel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.kjɛl/

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• Rhymes: -ɛkjɛl
• Syllabification: de‧kiel

Noun

dekiel m inan

1. student headwear made from embroidered cloth, worn in Poland and Germany during the interbellum period, nowadays used in student fraternities
2. (informal) cap, cover, panel

   Synonym: pokrywa

3. (informal) hubcap

   Synonym: kołpak

4. (colloquial) noggin, head

   Synonyms: łeb, czerep, bania

5. (colloquial, derogatory) idiot

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:głupiec

Declension

Declension of dekiel

	singular	plural
nominative	dekiel	dekle
genitive	dekla	dekli
dative	deklowi	deklom
accusative	dekiel	dekle
instrumental	deklem	deklami
locative	deklu	deklach
vocative	deklu	dekle

Further reading

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