szczyt

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Old Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ščitъ.

Noun

szczyt m

  1. shield, buckler
  2. defence, fender
  3. honour

Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish szczyt, from Proto-Slavic *ščitъ (shield), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *skeitum, *skoitum, from Proto-Indo-European *skey-to-m, from *skey- (to cut, separate).

Pronunciation

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Noun

szczyt m inan

  1. peak (mountain top)
  2. summit (meeting)
  3. gable
  4. peak (highest or best moment)
    Synonym: apogeum
  5. (phonetics) retention-stage, stop-stage (phase when the organs of speech remain in the correct position for a given vowel)
    Synonym: postawa
  6. (archaic) shield

Declension

Derived terms

noun

Further reading

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