skrzele

Polish

Alternative forms

• skrzel, skrzela

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish krzele / skrzele.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskʂɛ.lɛ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlɛ
• Syllabification: skrze‧le

Noun

skrzele n (related adjective skrzelowy)

1. (chiefly in the plural, ichthyology) gill (breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals)
2. (aviation, chiefly in the plural) slat (control surface that extends forwards and downwards from the leading edge of a wing, leaving a gap between it and the leading edge, in order to modify the airflow around the wing so as to allow flight at a higher angle of attack without stalling, lowering the aircraft's stall speed)

Declension

Declension of skrzele

	singular	plural
nominative	skrzele	skrzela
genitive	skrzela	skrzeli
dative	skrzelu	skrzelom
accusative	skrzele	skrzela
instrumental	skrzelem	skrzelami
locative	skrzelu	skrzelach
vocative	skrzele	skrzela

Derived terms

nouns

• oskrzele
• skrzelonóg
• skrzelopływka
• skrzelotchawka

 

Further reading

• skrzele in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• skrzele in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• skrzela in PWN's encyclopedia
• Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “skrzele”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna