skrzele
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Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish krzele／skrzele.
Pronunciation
Noun
skrzele n (related adjective skrzelowy)
- (chiefly in the plural, ichthyology) gill (breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals)
- (aviation, chiefly in the plural) slat (control surface that extends forwards and downwards from the leading edge of a wing, leaving a gap between it and the leading edge, in order to modify the airflow around the wing so as to allow flight at a higher angle of attack without stalling, lowering the aircraft's stall speed)
Declension
Declension of skrzele
Derived terms
nouns
Further reading
- skrzele in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- skrzele in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- skrzela in PWN's encyclopedia
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “skrzele”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna