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postronek

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Polish

Etymology

From po- +‎ strona +‎ -ek.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔˈstrɔ.nɛk/

(Lesser Poland):
- (Kielce) IPA^(key): [pɔˈstrɔ.nɛk]

Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ɔnɛk
Syllabification: po‧stro‧nek

Noun

postronek m inan (diminutive postroneczek)

(literary) tether, halter
Synonym: powróz
(obsolete, figurative) hanging, the rope (punishment of being sentenced to death by hanging)
Synonym: stryczek
(Kielce) synonym of sznur

Declension

Declension of postronek

More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

adjective

postronkowy

Related terms

adjective

postronny

adverbs

postronnie
postronno

noun

postronie

Further reading

postronek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
postronek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Jan Łoś (1886), “postronek”, in “Gwara opoczyńska. Studium dialektologiczne”, in Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności (1), volume 11, page 187

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