kierpec

kierpec

Polish

Alternative forms

  • kiyrpec, kyrpec

Etymology

Etymology tree
Slovak krpecbor.
Polish kierpec

    Borrowed from Slovak krpec.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkjɛr.pɛt͡s/
    • Rhymes: -ɛrpɛt͡s
    • Syllabification: kier‧pec

    Noun

    kierpec m animal or m inan

    1. (usually in the plural) mountaineer mocassin (shoe traditionally worn by Polish highlanders)
      Hypernym: chodak

    Declension

    Declension of kierpec
    singular plural
    nominative kierpec kierpce
    genitive kierpca kierpców
    dative kierpcowi kierpcom
    accusative kierpca/kierpec kierpce
    instrumental kierpcem kierpcami
    locative kierpcu kierpcach
    vocative kierpcu kierpce
    nouns
    verbs

    References

    1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “kierpce”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

    Further reading

    • “kierpec”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • “kierpec”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)
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