pëtel

See also: petel and pęteł

Kashubian

Etymology

    Borrowed from Old Polish pytel. Compare Slovincian pëtel.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpɜ.tɛl/
    • Rhymes: -ɜtɛl
    • Syllabification: pë‧tel

    Noun

    pëtel m inan (related adjective pëtlowi)

    1. flour sifting bag (bag made of light, loosely woven fabric, used to sift flour after milling to remove the bran)
    2. (sometimes repeated) old rickety water mill
    3. (vulgar) vagina (woman's sexual organ)
    4. fear (emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat)
      Synonym: strach

    Noun

    pëtel m pers

    1. (derogatory) miller (person who owns or operates a mill)
      Synonym: młënôrz

    Derived terms

    verbs
    • pëtlowac impf

    Further reading

    • Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893], “pëtel”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
    • Sychta, Bernard (1970), “pëtel”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 4 (P – Ř), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 62
    • Jan Trepczyk (1994), “pytel”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
    • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “pytel”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]

    Slovincian

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Old Polish pytel. Compare Kashubian pëtel.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈpə.tɛl/
      • Rhymes: -ətɛl
      • Syllabification: pë‧tel

      Noun

      pëtel m animal

      1. butterfly (insect)

      Noun

      pëtel m inan (related adjective pëtlôwy)

      1. flour sifting bag (bag made of light, loosely woven fabric, used to sift flour after milling to remove the bran)

      Derived terms

      verbs
      • pëtlac impf

      Further reading