szyszak

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Polish

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szyszak sense 1
szyszak sense 1

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian sisak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʂɘ.ʂak/
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  • Rhymes: -ɘʂak
  • Syllabification: szy‧szak

Noun

szyszak m inan

  1. (historical) lobster-tailed pot, zischägge (European combat helmet, worn especially from the 1600s into the 1700s, consisting of a rounded skull-piece, often cheek guards and a nasal or face-guard, and a laminated defence (or single plate ridged to imitate lames) to protect the back of the neck that resembled a lobster's tail)
    Synonym: (obsolete) szłom
    Hypernym: hełm

Declension

Noun

szyszak m animal

  1. great blue turaco (Corythaeola cristata)
    Synonyms: bananojad, chełmiak, turak, turako olbrzymi

Declension

Further reading

  • szyszak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • szyszak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • szyszak in PWN's encyclopedia