kret

See also: Kret, kręt, and Kręt

Kashubian

Kret.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krъtъ. Cognates include Polish kret and Czech krt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɛt
• Syllabification: kret

Noun

kret m animal (related adjective kreci)

1. mole (mammal of the family Talpidae)

   Synonym: toczk

Declension

Declension of kret

	singular	plural
nominative	kret	kretë
genitive	kreta	kretów
dative	kretowi	kretóm
accusative	kreta	kretë
instrumental	kretã	kretama
locative	krece	kretach
vocative	krece	kretë

References

• Stefan Ramułt (1893) “kret”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian)
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “kret”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]

Polish

Alternative forms

• krzet (Western Greater Poland)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krъtъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɛt/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛt
• Syllabification: kret
• Homophones: kred, Kret

Noun

kret m animal (diminutive krecik)

1. mole (insectivore of the family Talpidae)

Declension

Declension of kret

	singular	plural
nominative	kret	krety
genitive	kreta	kretów
dative	kretowi	kretom
accusative	kreta	krety
instrumental	kretem	kretami
locative	krecie	kretach
vocative	krecie	krety

Derived terms

(adjectives):

• kreci
• kretowaty

(nouns):

• krecia robota
• kreciątko
• kretowina
• kretowisko

Noun

kret m pers

1. mole, double agent

Declension

Declension of kret

	singular	plural
nominative	kret	kretowie/krety
genitive	kreta	kretów
dative	kretowi	kretom
accusative	kreta	kretów
instrumental	kretem	kretami
locative	krecie	kretach
vocative	krecie	kretowie/krety

Noun

kret m inan

1. (colloquial) mole (tunnel-boring machine)
2. (colloquial) mole plough, mole plow

Declension

Declension of kret

	singular	plural
nominative	kret	krety
genitive	kretu	kretów
dative	kretowi	kretom
accusative	kret	krety
instrumental	kretem	kretami
locative	krecie	kretach
vocative	krecie	krety

Further reading

• kret in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kret in Polish dictionaries at PWN