jętry

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ę̄trò, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *entrá, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁en-tr-om, from the root *h₁én (“in”). Cognate to Old Czech játry.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

jętry f pl

1. liver

   Synonym: wątroba

Related terms

adjective

• wnętrzny

 

adverb

• wnątrz

 

noun

• jądro

 

Further reading

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “jętry”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN