skrzele

• skrzel, skrzela

Inherited from Old Polish krzele / skrzele.

• IPA^(key): /ˈskʂɛ.lɛ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlɛ
• Syllabification: skrze‧le

skrzele n (related adjective skrzelowy)

1. (chiefly in the plural, ichthyology) gill (breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals)
2. (aviation, chiefly in the plural) slat (control surface that extends forwards and downwards from the leading edge of a wing, leaving a gap between it and the leading edge, in order to modify the airflow around the wing so as to allow flight at a higher angle of attack without stalling, lowering the aircraft's stall speed)

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