skrzeczec

See also: skrzeczeć

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic [Term?], of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskr̝ɛt͡ʃɛt͡s/
• Syllabification: skrze‧czec

Verb

skrzeczec impf (perfective zaskrzeczec)

1. (intransitive) to screech
2. (intransitive) to cry, to weep
3. (intransitive) to ribbit, to croak
4. (intransitive) to sizzle, to frizzle

Derived terms

noun

• skrzeczk

 

Further reading

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “skrzeczeć”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “skrzeczec”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Old Polish

Alternative forms

• (alternative reading) skrzeczek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

skrzeczec m animacy unattested

1. pork rind, pork scratching
   • 1876-1929 [c. 1455], Vatroslav Jagić, editor, Archiv für slavische Philologie‎^[2], volume XIV, Miechów, Kruchowo, page 489:

     Skrzeczecz cremium

     [Skrzeczec cremium]

2. hamster (any of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae)
   • 1900 [1472], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2‎^[3], number 1846:

     *Skreczecz canopeus

     [Skr[z]eczec canopeus]

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “skrzeczec”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN