skronia

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Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *skornь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /skrɔɲa/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /skrɔɲa/

Noun

skronia f

  1. (anatomy, attested in Lesser Poland) temple
    Synonyms: ciemię, piesiek
    • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter]‎, Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament], pages 131, 5:
      Acz dam... pokoy skronom mogym (temporibus meis)
      [Acz dam... pokoj skroniom mojim (temporibus meis)]

Derived terms

adjective

Descendants

  • Polish: skroń
    • Old Ruthenian: скронь (skronʹ)

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