puzdro

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish puzdro, from Proto-Slavic *puzdro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuz.drɔ/

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• Rhymes: -uzdrɔ
• Syllabification: puz‧dro

Noun

puzdro n (diminutive puzderko, related adjective (rare) puzdrowy)

1. coffer (small chest used to store valuables)
2. (zoology) sheath (foreskin of certain animals)

   Hypernym: napletek

3. (dialectal) muzzle for a cow

   Hypernyms: kaganiec, namordnik

Declension

Declension of puzdro

	singular	plural
nominative	puzdro	puzdra
genitive	puzdra	puzder
dative	puzdru	puzdrom
accusative	puzdro	puzdra
instrumental	puzdrem	puzdrami
locative	puzdrze	puzdrach
vocative	puzdro	puzdra

Related terms

nouns

• puzdereczko

 

Further reading

• puzdro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• puzdro in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “puzdro”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna