napletek

Polish

Alternative forms

  • (Middle Polish) napłetek

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish napłetek. By surface analysis, na- + płeć + -ek. The change of -ł- to -l- is probably due to influence from napleciony.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naˈplɛ.tɛk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛtɛk
  • Syllabification: na‧ple‧tek

Noun

napletek m inan

  1. (anatomy) prepuce, foreskin

Declension

adjective
  • (Middle Polish) napłetowaty

References

  1. Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “napletek”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Further reading

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