żądło

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Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žędlo.[1] Cognates include Lithuanian gėlà (stinging pain).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʐɔn.dwɔ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔndwɔ
  • Syllabification: żą‧dło

Noun

żądło n (diminutive żądełko)

  1. stinger (sharp organ used by some arthropods)
    żądło osywasp stinger

Declension

noun
verb

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rick Derksen (2008), Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon, Brill: Leiden-Boston. →ISBN

Further reading

  • żądło in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • żądło in Polish dictionaries at PWN