drętki

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Northern Greater Poland) IPA^(key): /ˈdrɛnt.ki/
  • (Central Greater Poland) IPA^(key): /ˈdrɛnt.ki/

Adjective

drętki

1. (Central Greater Poland, Northern Greater Poland) sharp; acerbic

   Synonyms: cierpki, ostry

Further reading

• Oskar Kolberg (1877) “drętki”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 18
• Oskar Kolberg (1877) “drętki”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 33