pięta

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See also: pieta, pietà, Pietà, pietä, and Pięta

Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pęta.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

pięta f (diminutive piętka)

  1. heel (part of the foot)
  2. heel (part of a shoe or sock)
  3. (sailing) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

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Further reading

  • pięta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pięta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “pięta”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • PIĘTA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 2010 September 9