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czekan

//ˈt͡ʂɛ.kan//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    ice ax, piolet, ice axe
  2. 2.
    hammer-axe, axe-hammer
  3. 3.
    pickaxe, pick

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian чека́н (čekán), from Old East Slavic чеканъ (čekanŭ), from Proto-Slavic *čekanъ, from a Turkic language. Corresponds with many other cognates, including Romanian ciocan, Bulgarian чук (čuk), чукан (čukan), Serbo-Croatian čekić, Albanian çekan, Hungarian csákány.

Nominative
Singular
czekan
Plural
czekany
Genitive
Singular
czekana
Plural
czekanów
Dative
Singular
czekanowi
Plural
czekanom
Accusative
Singular
czekan
Plural
czekany
Instrumental
Singular
czekanem
Plural
czekanami
Locative
Singular
czekanie
Plural
czekanach
Vocative
Singular
czekanie
Plural
czekany

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