pazur

See also: Pazur, pazúr, and pazür

Polish

pazur sense 1

pazury sense 2

Alternative forms

• pazura (Chełmno-Dobrzyń, Poznań)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pazurъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.zur/

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• Rhymes: -azur
• Syllabification: pa‧zur
• Homophone: Pazur

Noun

pazur m inan (diminutive pazurek)

2. (countable) claw (curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird)

   wilczy pazur ― dewclaw

4. (countable, colloquial) claw (human fingernail, particularly one extending well beyond the fingertip)
5. (countable) protruding, hook-like curved and sharply pointed part of some object or device
6. (countable) tool with a sharp, flat end used for levering and pulling out nails
7. (uncountable) quality that makes someone or something perform an action or achieve a goal in a positive, dynamic way

Declension

Declension of pazur

	singular	plural
nominative	pazur	pazury
genitive	pazura	pazurów
dative	pazurowi	pazurom
accusative	pazur	pazury
instrumental	pazurem	pazurami
locative	pazurze	pazurach
vocative	pazurze	pazury

Derived terms

adjectives

• pazurzasty

 

nouns

• lwi pazur
• pazurczatka
• pazurnica
• pazurnik

 

Related terms

verbs

• pazurkować impf

 

Further reading

• pazur in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pazur in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• pazury in PWN's encyclopedia