kordelas

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Polish

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kordelas sense 1
kordelas sense 2

Etymology

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Borrowed from German Kordelatsch.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔrˈdɛ.las/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlas
  • Syllabification: kor‧de‧las

Noun

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kordelas m inan

  1. deer catcher, hunting dagger (long German dagger, used to kill deer and boar)
  2. (informal, nautical) cutlass (short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship)
    Synonyms: kord, szabla abordażowa

Declension

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Further reading

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  • kordelas in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kordelas in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • kordelas in PWN's encyclopedia