szkielet

Polish
szkielet

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʂkjɛ.lɛt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛlɛt
  • Syllabification: szkie‧let

Noun

szkielet m inan (diminutive szkielecik, related adjective szkieletowy)

  1. (anatomy) skeleton (system that provides support to an organism)
    Synonyms: kościec, układ kostny, układ szkieletowy
  2. (construction) framework, skeleton (frame that provides support to a building or other construction)
  3. (colloquial, figurative) skeleton (very thin person)
    Synonyms: chudeusz, chudzielec, kościotrup, suchar
  4. (figurative) skeleton (that which remains after the destruction of a material object)
  5. skeleton (central core of something)
  6. outline (general concept of something that needs to be completed)
    Synonyms: baza, zarys
  7. core (the most important, basic group of people in a team)
    Synonym: trzon

Declension
Declension of szkielet
singular plural
nominative szkielet szkielety
genitive szkieletu szkieletów
dative szkieletowi szkieletom
accusative szkielet szkielety
instrumental szkieletem szkieletami
locative szkielecie szkieletach
vocative szkielecie szkielety

Derived terms
verb
  • szkieletować impf

Further reading
  • szkielet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • szkielet in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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