napierśnik

Polish

Etymology

From na- + pierś + -nik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naˈpjɛrɕ.ɲik/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrɕɲik
  • Syllabification: na‧pierś‧nik

Noun

napierśnik m inan

  1. breastplate (armor)
  2. breastplate (horse tack designed to prevent the saddle slipping backwards)
  3. poitrel, peytral (horse armor)
  4. (Christianity) pectoral cross
    Synonym: pektorał

Declension

Noun

napierśnik m animal

  1. grasshopper of the genus Stethophyma

Declension

Further reading

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