czekan

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian чека́н (čekán), from Old East Slavic чеканъ (čekanŭ), from Proto-Slavic *čekanъ, from a Turkic language. Corresponds with many other cognates, including Romanian ciocan, Bulgarian чук (čuk), чукан (čukan), Serbo-Croatian čekić, Albanian çekan, Hungarian csákány.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʂɛ.kan/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛkan
  • Syllabification: cze‧kan

Noun

czekan m inan

  1. ice ax, piolet, ice axe
  2. (historical) hammer-axe, axe-hammer
    Synonyms: obuch, obuszek
  3. pickaxe, pick
    Synonyms: kilof, oskard

Declension
Declension of czekan
singular plural
nominative czekan czekany
genitive czekana czekanów
dative czekanowi czekanom
accusative czekan czekany
instrumental czekanem czekanami
locative czekanie czekanach
vocative czekanie czekany

Further reading
  • czekan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • czekan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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