siekiera

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See also: Siekiera

Old Polish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sekyra.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɕɛkjɛra/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɕɛkjɛra/

Noun[edit]

siekiera f (diminutive siekierka)

  1. axe, hatchet (tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it)
    • 1960 [1402], Henryk Kowalewicz, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz, editors, Wielkopolskie roty sądowe XIV-XV wieku, Roty pyzdrskie, volume II, number 168, Pyzdry:
      Czso Vøcenesz ranil Iana, to gi ranil gego poczøtkem, is... s szekirø nan bezal
      [Cso Więceniec ranił Jana, to ji ranił jego początkiem, iż... z siekirą nań bieżał]

Related terms[edit]

verbs
noun

Descendants[edit]

  • Polish: siekiera
    • Belarusian: сяке́ра (sjakjéra)

References[edit]

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish siekiera.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɕɛˈkjɛ.ra/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛra
  • Syllabification: sie‧kie‧ra

Noun[edit]

siekiera f (diminutive siekierka)

  1. axe, hatchet (tool)
  2. (colloquial, humorous) very strong coffee or tea

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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