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cierlica.

hackle (device for breaking flax stalks)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/t͡ɕɛrˈli.t͡sa/[t͡ɕɛrˈli.t͡sa][t͡ɕɛrˈli.t͡sa][t͡ɕɛrˈli.t͡sa]Łowicz

  1. hackle (device for breaking flax stalks)

    feminine

  2. talkative or quarrelsome woman

    derogatory · feminine

  3. skinny pig

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Proto-Balto-Slavic *térˀtei Proto-Slavic *tèrti Old Polish trzeć Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kas Proto-Slavic *-ica Old Polish -ica Old Polish cierlica Polish cierlica Inherited from Old Polish cierlica. By surface analysis, trzeć + -ica.

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