ziebro

Silesian

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁rebʰ-ró-m
Proto-Balto-Slavic *rébra
Proto-Slavic *rebrò
Old Polish żebro
Silesian ziebro

    Inherited from Old Polish żebro.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈʑɛ.brɔ/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɛbrɔ
    • Syllabification: zie‧bro

    Noun

    ziebro n

    1. (anatomy) rib
      • 1920, Stanisław Ligoń, “Nauczyciel opowiadoł w szkole, iże Pan Bóg wyjął Adamowi ziebro i zrobił z niego Ewa.”, in Kocynder, number 13:
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        The teacher said at school that the Lord removed Adam's rib and made Eve from it.

    Further reading

    • ziebro in silling.org
    • Barbara Podgórska; Adam Podgóski (2008), “ziebro”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian dialects] (in Polish), Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 335
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