szylkret
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schildkröte.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʂɘl.krɛt/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɘlkrɛt
- Syllabification: szyl‧kret
Noun
szylkret m inan
- (anatomy) tortoiseshell (covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle in the form of horn plates)
- tortoiseshell (material derived from these plates, used, among other things, to make small ornamental objects)
Declension
Declension of szylkret
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | szylkret | szylkrety |
| genitive | szylkretu | szylkretów |
| dative | szylkretowi | szylkretom |
| accusative | szylkret | szylkrety |
| instrumental | szylkretem | szylkretami |
| locative | szylkrecie | szylkretach |
| vocative | szylkrecie | szylkrety |
Derived terms
adjective
Further reading
- szylkret in Polish dictionaries at PWN