skakun
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See also: Skakun
Polish
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from Russian скаку́н (skakún).[1] By surface analysis, skakać + -un.
Pronunciation
Noun
skakun m animal
- jumping spider (spider of the family Salticidae), especially a member of the genus Salticus
- any ground-hopper or pygmy grasshopper of the genus Tetrix
- (obsolete) racehorse
- (obsolete, chess) knight
Declension
Declension of skakun
Derived terms
adjectives
noun
See also
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| król | hetman, królowa, królówka, dama | wieża | goniec, laufer, giermek | skoczek, koń, konik | pion, pionek |
References
- ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “skakun”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
Further reading
- skakun in Polish dictionaries at PWN