ziebro

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Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish żebro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʑɛ.brɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛbrɔ
  • Syllabification: zie‧bro

Noun

ziebro n

  1. (anatomy) rib
    • 1920, Stanisław Ligoń, “Nauczyciel opowiadoł w szkole, iże Pan Bóg wyjął Adamowi ziebro i zrobił z niego Ewa.”, in Kocynder, number 13:
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      The teacher said at school that the Lord removed Adam's rib and made Eve from it.

Further reading

  • ziebro in silling.org
  • Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “ziebro”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 335