szmaterlŏk

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schmetterling.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (non-Western) /ʂmaˈtɛr.lɔk/, (Western Silesian) /ʂmaˈtɛr.lɔwk/, (Głogówek) /ʂmaˈtɛr.lɛwk/
  • Audio (non-Western):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrlɔk, -ɛrlɔwk, -ɛrlɛwk
  • Syllabification: szma‧ter‧lŏk

Noun

szmaterlŏk m animal

  1. butterfly

References

  1. ^ Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “szmaterlok”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian dialects] (in Polish), Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 275

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