puzdro

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *puzdro. First attested in 1594

puzdro n

1. coffer (small chest used to store valuables)

• Slovak: puzdro

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “puzdro”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Inherited from Old Polish puzdro, from Proto-Slavic *puzdro.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuz.drɔ/

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• Rhymes: -uzdrɔ
• Syllabification: puz‧dro

puzdro n (diminutive puzderko, related adjective (rare) puzdrowy)

1. coffer (small chest used to store valuables)
2. (zoology) sheath (foreskin of certain animals)

   Hypernym: napletek

3. (dialectal) muzzle for a cow

   Hypernyms: kaganiec, namordnik

• puzdro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• puzdro in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “puzdro”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Inherited from Old Slovak puzdro, from Proto-Slavic *puzdro.

• IPA^(key): [ˈpuzdrɔ]

puzdro n (relational adjective puzdrový, diminutive puzdierko)

1. coffer (small chest used to store valuables)

• “puzdro”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025