karapaks

Polish

karapaks

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin carapax.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈra.paks/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -apaks
• Syllabification: ka‧ra‧paks

Noun

karapaks m inan

1. (zootomy) turtle shell
2. (zootomy) carapace (hard protective covering of crustaceans and arachnids)

Declension

Declension of karapaks

	singular	plural
nominative	karapaks	karapaksy
genitive	karapaksu	karapaksów
dative	karapaksowi	karapaksom
accusative	karapaks	karapaksy
instrumental	karapaksem	karapaksami
locative	karapaksie	karapaksach
vocative	karapaksie	karapaksy

Further reading

• karapaks in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• karapaks in PWN's encyclopedia