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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Streichholz. Compare Silesian sztrahecla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /strɘˈxu.lɛt͡s/
- Rhymes: -ulɛt͡s
- Syllabification: stry‧chu‧lec
Noun
strychulec m inan
- (archaic) strickle, strike (instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain, salt, etc.)
- Hypernym: przyrząd
- (hunting) short-cropped pointer tail
- Hypernym: ogon
- (equestrianism) gaiter worn over a horse's pastern
- Hypernym: ochraniacz
- (derogatory) simple criterion used to evaluate various phenomena
- Hypernym: kryterium
- (obsolete) strickle (tool for sharpening scythes)
- Hypernym: osełka
Declension
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Further reading
- strychulec in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- strychulec in Polish dictionaries at PWN