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pytel

//ˈpɘ.tɛl/ | /ˈpɨ.tɛl//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    flour sifting bag (bag made of light, loosely woven fabric, used to sift flour after milling to remove the bran)
  2. 2.
    sack, bag (object for storing or moving other objects)
  3. 3.
    colander, strainer
  4. 4.
    The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include
  5. 5.
    The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    • pytlów 147 łokci, kożdy łokieć po 2 groszu

      Townsmen's inventories from the years 1528-1635 from the city books of Poznań

    • z […] świérzbu od skóry cole odpada, y zá páznoktámi, álbo włáźni zá pumexem á pytlem náćiéráiącym, leći właśnie

  6. 6.
    obsoletemill with such a bag
  7. 7.
    archaicgrain sorter (mill machine for sorting grain mill products)
  8. 8.
    obsoletesieve (that which filters, i.e. an author's works)
  9. 9.
    colloquialobsoletechatterbox (someone who talks much)

Synonyms & related words

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish pytel.

Forms

  • pytlowyadjective
Nominative
Singular
pytel
Plural
pytle
Genitive
Singular
pytla
Plural
pytli
Dative
Singular
pytlowi
Plural
pytlom
Accusative
Singular
pytel
Plural
pytle
Instrumental
Singular
pytlem
Plural
pytlami
Locative
Singular
pytlu
Plural
pytlach
Vocative
Singular
pytlu
Plural
pytle

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