pëtel

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Polish pytel. Compare Slovincian pëtel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɜtɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɜtɛl
• Syllabification: pë‧tel

Noun

pëtel m inan (related adjective pëtlowi)

1. flour sifting bag (bag made of light, loosely woven fabric, used to sift flour after milling to remove the bran)
2. (sometimes repeated) old rickety water mill
3. (vulgar) vagina (woman's sexual organ)
4. fear (emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)

   Synonym: strach

Noun

pëtel m pers

1. (derogatory) miller (person who owns or operates a mill)

   Synonym: młënôrz

Derived terms

verbs

• pëtlowac impf

 

Further reading

• Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893] “pëtel”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
• Sychta, Bernard (1970) “pëtel”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 4 (P – Ř), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 62
• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “pytel”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “pytel”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]

Slovincian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Polish pytel. Compare Kashubian pëtel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpətɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Syllabification: pë‧tel

Noun

pëtel m animal

1. butterfly (insect)

Noun

pëtel m inan (related adjective pëtlôwy)

1. flour sifting bag (bag made of light, loosely woven fabric, used to sift flour after milling to remove the bran)

Derived terms

verbs

• pëtlac impf

 

Further reading

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “pȧ̃tĕl”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[2] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 21