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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žędlo.[1] Cognates include Lithuanian gėlà (“stinging pain”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
żądło n (diminutive żądełko)
- stinger (sharp organ used by some arthropods)
- żądło osy ― wasp stinger
Declension
References
- ↑ 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