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sklep

//ˈsklɛp/ | /ˈsklɛp/ | /ˈsklɛp/ | /ˈsklɛp/ | /ˈsklɛp/ | /ˈsklɛp/ | /ˈsklɛp//
Polishnounverb

Grammatical form

sklep is the second-person singular imperative form of sklepać — “to make a metal object flat or thin by tapping”.

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sklep is the second-person singular imperative form of sklepić — “to vault (to cover with a vault)”.

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Definitions

  1. 1.
    shop, store (establishment that sells goods)
  2. 2.
    dialectalobsoletecellar, vault (underground storage place)
  3. 3.
    obsoletewarehouse (building with good with access directly to the street)
  4. 4.
    obsoletevault (masonry structure)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • sklep za żółtymi firankami
  • mieć łeb jak sklep
Synonyms
Related words (1)

⚠️ False friend alert

  • Looks like склеп in Russian — but there it means “crypt, mausoleum”. Shop vs crypt.
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Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish sklep (“vault”). By surface analysis, deverbal from sklepić.

Forms

  • sklepikdiminutive
  • sklepowyadjective
  • śćklepalternative
Nominative
Singular
sklep
Plural
sklepy
Genitive
Singular
sklepu
Plural
sklepów
Dative
Singular
sklepowi
Plural
sklepom
Accusative
Singular
sklep
Plural
sklepy
Instrumental
Singular
sklepem
Plural
sklepami
Locative
Singular
sklepie
Plural
sklepach
Vocative
Singular
sklepie
Plural
sklepy

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