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Polish
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Slavic, possibly from *jьz-čędъkъ or *ščędъkъ. By surface analysis, szczęt + -ek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʂt͡ʂɔn.tɛk/
- Rhymes: -ɔntɛk
- Syllabification: szczą‧tek
Noun
szczątek m inan
- remnant, remainder (leftover part of something which has been destroyed)
- (in the plural) remains, corpse (what is left after a person (or any organism) dies)
- Synonym: zwłoki
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- szczątek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- szczątek in Polish dictionaries at PWN