rzep

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Polish

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rzep sense 1
rzep sense 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʐɛp/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛp
  • Syllabification: rzep

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěpъ, *rěpьjь.

Noun

rzep m animal or m inan (related adjective rzepowy)

  1. (botany) bur, burr, sticker (rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants that clings to animals and clothes)
    Synonyms: czep, dziad
  2. hook-and-loop fastener, Velcro (fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with minute fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can be pulled apart)
    Hypernym: zapięcie
Declension

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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

rzep f

  1. genitive plural of rzepa

Further reading

  • rzep in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • rzep in Polish dictionaries at PWN