kordelas

Polish

kordelas sense 1
kordelas sense 2

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kordelatsch.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kordelas m inan

  2. deer catcher, hunting dagger (long German dagger, used to kill deer and boar)
  4. (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

Declension of kordelas
singular plural
nominative kordelas kordelasy
genitive kordelasa kordelasów
dative kordelasowi kordelasom
accusative kordelas kordelasy
instrumental kordelasem kordelasami
locative kordelasie kordelasach
vocative kordelasie kordelasy

Further reading

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