szczyt

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ščitъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /ʃʲt͡ʃʲɨ(ː)t/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ʃʲt͡ʃʲɨt/

Noun

szczyt m ?

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

Polish

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

• IPA^(key): /ʂt͡ʂɨt/

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• Rhymes: -ɨt
• Syllabification: szczyt

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

Declension of szczyt

	singular	plural
nominative	szczyt	szczyty
genitive	szczytu	szczytów
dative	szczytowi	szczytom
accusative	szczyt	szczyty
instrumental	szczytem	szczytami
locative	szczycie	szczytach
vocative	szczycie	szczyty

Derived terms

noun

• Machowski Szczyt
• naszczytnik

 

Further reading

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