siekiera

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See also: Siekiera

Old Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sekyra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɕɛkjɛra/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɕɛkjɛra/

Noun

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siekiera f (diminutive siekierka)

  1. (attested in Greater Poland) axe, hatchet (tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it)
    • 1960 [1402], Henryk Kowalewicz, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz, editors, Wielkopolskie roty sądowe XIV-XV wieku, Roty pyzdrskie, volume II, number 168, Pyzdry:
      Czso Vøcenesz ranil Iana, to gi ranil gego poczøtkem, is... s szekirø nan bezal
      [Cso Więceniec ranił Jana, to ji ranił jego początkiem, iż... z siekirą nań bieżał]
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Descendants

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References

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish siekiera.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɕɛˈkjɛ.ra/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛra
  • Syllabification: sie‧kie‧ra

Noun

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siekiera f (diminutive siekierka)

  1. axe, hatchet (tool)
  2. (colloquial, humorous) very strong coffee or tea

Declension

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Descendants

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Further reading

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