szelka
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See also: szelką
Polish
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[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]szelka f (related adjective szelkowy)
- strap, suspender (item of apparel consisting of a strap worn over the shoulder and used to hold up trousers)
- (in the plural) braces, suspenders (pair of straps holding trousers)
- (Przemyśl, in the plural) watering can lifter (device that makes it easier to lift watering cans)
- Synonym: sajdy
Declension
[edit]Declension of szelka
Descendants
[edit]- → Esperanto: ŝelko
Further reading
[edit]- “szelka”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- “szelka”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)
- Aleksander Saloni (1908), “szelki”, in “Lud rzeszowski”, in Materyały Antropologiczno-Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne[3] (in Polish), volume 10, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 342
