skorupa

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See also: Skorupa, skorupą, and Skorupą

Polish

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skorupy (sense 4)

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *skorupa.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -upa
  • Syllabification: sko‧ru‧pa
  • Homophone: Skorupa

Noun

skorupa f (diminutive skorupka)

  1. carapace, shell (hard external cover)
    Synonyms: łupina, powłoka
  2. crust (any solid, hard surface layer)
  3. (psychology) shell (psychological barrier to social interaction)
  4. (archaeology, ceramics) potsherd
  5. (Poznań, Far Masovian) ceramic vessel

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Further reading

  • skorupa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • skorupa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “skorupy”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 121