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Polish
Etymology
From na- + pierś + -nik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naˈpjɛrɕ.ɲik/
- Rhymes: -ɛrɕɲik
- Syllabification: na‧pierś‧nik
Noun
napierśnik m inan
- breastplate (armor)
- breastplate (horse tack designed to prevent the saddle slipping backwards)
- poitrel, peytral (horse armor)
- (Christianity) pectoral cross
- Synonym: pektorał
Declension
Noun
napierśnik m animal
- grasshopper of the genus Stethophyma
Declension
Further reading
- napierśnik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- napierśnik in Polish dictionaries at PWN