gardło

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Kashubian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gъrdlo,

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡar.dwɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ardwɔ
  • Syllabification: gar‧dło

Noun

gardło n (diminutive gardełkò or gôrdzelka, related adjective gardłowi)

  1. (anatomy) throat

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “gardło”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “gardło”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • gardło”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gъrdlo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gurˀdla-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥h₃-dʰlom, from *gʷerh₃-. Baltic cognates are Lithuanian gurklỹs (crop), gùrklis (crop) and Old Prussian gurcle.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ardwɔ
  • Syllabification: gar‧dło

Noun

gardło n (diminutive gardełko or gardziołko)

  1. (anatomy) throat (front part of the neck)
  2. corridor, gorge, neck (narrow, tight passage, e.g. between rocks or buildings)
    Synonyms: gardziel, przesmyk, wąwóz
  3. (Near Masovian) throat (opening in a bag or sack)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
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verb
noun
verb

Further reading

  • gardło in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gardło in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Władysław Matlakowski (1891) “gardło”, in “Zbiór wyrazów ludowych dawnej ziemi czerskiej”, in Sprawozdania Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności, volume 4, Krakow: Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, page 364