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szyja.

neck (part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʂɘ.ja//ˈʂɨ.ja/Middle, Polish
  1. neck (part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals)

    feminine
  2. neck (tapered part of a bottle toward the opening)

    feminine
  3. passage sheltered on both sides by walls, connecting a gate with a protruding fortification

    feminine
  4. throat (angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the shank)

    feminine
  5. neck (part of an instrument to be held)

    feminine · obsolete
  6. neck (part of the collar of an article of clothing)

    feminine · obsolete
  7. tarsus (group of small bones in this part of the foot)

    feminine · obsolete
  8. bottleneck (narrow stretch of forest leading to a field)

    feminine · obsolete
  9. life

    Middle · Polish · feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *šìja Old Polish szyja Polish szyja Inherited from Old Polish szyja.

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