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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian че́реп (čérep). Doublet of strzop and trzop.
Pronunciation
Noun
czerep m inan (diminutive czerepek, related adjective czerepiany)
- (anatomy, literary) head (part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth. and main sense organs)
- (anatomy, literary) skull (main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible)
- Synonym: czaszka
- (colloquial) bean, noggin (head as the seat of thoughts and feelings)
- Synonyms: bania, głowa, łeb, łepetyna, makówka, pała
- (metallurgy) potsherd (baked ceramic or other material from which dishes, wall, floor tiles, etc., are made)
- (literary) crock, shard (piece of broken pottery)
- Synonyms: odłamek, skorupa
Declension
Further reading
- czerep in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- czerep in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- czerep in PWN's encyclopedia