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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish skronia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskrɔɲ/
- Rhymes: -ɔɲ
- Syllabification: skroń
Noun
skroń f
- (anatomy) temple
- Boli mnie głowa w okolicach skroni. ― My head hurts, around my temples.
- (literary) head
- Synonyms: bania, baniak, baśka, głowa, główka, głowina, łepetyna, łeb, pała, makówka
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Old Ruthenian: скронь (skronʹ)
Further reading
- skroń in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- skroń in Polish dictionaries at PWN