liczydło

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liczydło sense 1
liczydło sense 2
liczydło sense 3

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ličьdlo. By surface analysis, liczyć +‎ -dło.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /liˈt͡ʂɘd.wɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘdwɔ
  • Syllabification: li‧czyd‧ło

Noun

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liczydło n (diminutive liczydełko, related adjective liczydłowy)

  1. (arithmetic) counting frame (device composed of a frame and movable knobs placed on rods, used to perform simple arithmetic operations)
    Hyponyms: abak, abakus
  2. (mechanics) indicating mechanism of a counter
  3. twisted-stalk (any plant of the genus Streptopus)

Declension

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Further reading

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