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Old Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *puzdro. First attested in 1594
Noun
puzdro n
- coffer (small chest used to store valuables)
Descendants
Further reading
- Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “puzdro”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish puzdro, from Proto-Slavic *puzdro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpuz.drɔ/
- Rhymes: -uzdrɔ
- Syllabification: puz‧dro
Noun
puzdro n (diminutive puzderko, related adjective (rare) puzdrowy)
- coffer (small chest used to store valuables)
- (zoology) sheath (foreskin of certain animals)
- Hypernym: napletek
- (dialectal) muzzle for a cow
- Hypernyms: kaganiec, namordnik
Declension
Further reading
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak puzdro, from Proto-Slavic *puzdro.
Pronunciation
Noun
puzdro n (related adjective puzdrový, diminutive puzdierko)
- coffer (small chest used to store valuables)
Declension
Further reading
- “puzdro”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024