szczyt

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ščitъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ʃʲt͡ʃʲɨ(ː)t/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ʃʲt͡ʃʲɨt/

Noun

szczyt m ?

  1. shield, buckler
  2. defence, fender
  3. honour

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish szczyt, from Proto-Slavic *ščitъ (“shield”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *skeitum, *skoitum, from Proto-Indo-European *skey-to-m, from *skey- (“to cut, separate”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʂt͡ʂɨt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨt
  • Syllabification: szczyt

Noun

szczyt m inan

  1. peak (mountain top)
  2. summit (meeting)
  3. gable
  4. peak (highest or best moment)
    Synonym: apogeum
  5. (phonetics) retention-stage, stop-stage (phase when the organs of speech remain in the correct position for a given vowel)
    Synonym: postawa
  6. (archaic) shield

Declension
Declension of szczyt
singular plural
nominative szczyt szczyty
genitive szczytu szczytów
dative szczytowi szczytom
accusative szczyt szczyty
instrumental szczytem szczytami
locative szczycie szczytach
vocative szczycie szczyty

Derived terms
noun

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