czerep

See also: Czerep

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian че́реп (čérep). Doublet of strzop and trzop.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʂɛ.rɛp/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrɛp
  • Syllabification: cze‧rep
  • Homophone: Czerep

Noun

czerep m inan (diminutive czerepek, related adjective czerepiany)

  1. (anatomy, literary) head (part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth. and main sense organs)
  2. (anatomy, literary) skull (main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible)
    Synonym: czaszka
  3. (colloquial) bean, noggin (head as the seat of thoughts and feelings)
    Synonyms: bania, głowa, łeb, łepetyna, makówka, pała
  4. (metallurgy) potsherd (baked ceramic or other material from which dishes, wall, floor tiles, etc., are made)
  5. (literary) crock, shard (piece of broken pottery)
    Synonyms: odłamek, skorupa

Declension
Declension of czerep
singular plural
nominative czerep czerepy
genitive czerepu czerepów
dative czerepowi czerepom
accusative czerep czerepy
instrumental czerepem czerepami
locative czerepie czerepach
vocative czerepie czerepy
nouns
  • czerepica

Further reading
  • czerep in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • czerep in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • czerep in PWN's encyclopedia
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