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szpila

//ˈʂpi.la//
Polishnoun

Grammatical form

szpila is the augmentative form of szpilka — “pin (needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening).

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Definitions

  1. 1.
    skewer (scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, reveals a less valuable piece)
  2. 2.
    colloquialpins (sharp pain resembling that of stabbing the body in many places)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms

Etymology

Back-formation from szpilka.

Nominative
Singular
szpila
Plural
szpile
Genitive
Singular
szpili
Plural
szpil, szpili
Dative
Singular
szpili
Plural
szpilom
Accusative
Singular
szpilę
Plural
szpile
Instrumental
Singular
szpilą
Plural
szpilami
Locative
Singular
szpili
Plural
szpilach
Vocative
Singular
szpilo
Plural
szpile

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