szkielet

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szkielet

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʂkjɛ.lɛt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlɛt
  • Syllabification: szkie‧let

Noun

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szkielet m inan (diminutive szkielecik, related adjective szkieletowy)

  1. (anatomy) skeleton (system that provides support to an organism)
    Synonyms: kościec, układ kostny, układ szkieletowy
  2. (construction) framework, skeleton (frame that provides support to a building or other construction)
  3. (colloquial, figurative) skeleton (very thin person)
    Synonyms: chudeusz, chudzielec, kościotrup, suchar
  4. (figurative) skeleton (that which remains after the destruction of a material object)
  5. skeleton (central core of something)
  6. outline (general concept of something that needs to be completed)
    Synonyms: baza, zarys
  7. core (the most important, basic group of people in a team)
    Synonym: trzon

Declension

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Derived terms

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verb

Further reading

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