puzdro

Old Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *puzdro. First attested in 1594

Noun

puzdro n

1. coffer (small chest used to store valuables)

Descendants

• Slovak: puzdro

Further reading

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “puzdro”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish puzdro, from Proto-Slavic *puzdro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuz.drɔ/

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• Rhymes: -uzdrɔ
• Syllabification: puz‧dro

Noun

puzdro n (diminutive puzderko, related adjective (rare) puzdrowy)

1. coffer (small chest used to store valuables)
2. (zoology) sheath (foreskin of certain animals)

   Hypernym: napletek

3. (dialectal) muzzle for a cow

   Hypernyms: kaganiec, namordnik

Declension

Declension of puzdro

	singular	plural
nominative	puzdro	puzdra
genitive	puzdra	puzder
dative	puzdru	puzdrom
accusative	puzdro	puzdra
instrumental	puzdrem	puzdrami
locative	puzdrze	puzdrach
vocative	puzdro	puzdra

Related terms

nouns

• puzdereczko

 

Further reading

• puzdro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• puzdro in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “puzdro”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak puzdro, from Proto-Slavic *puzdro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpuzdrɔ]

Noun

puzdro n (diminutive puzdierko, related adjective puzdrový)

1. coffer (small chest used to store valuables)

Declension

Declension of puzdro

	singular	plural
nominative	puzdro	puzdrá
genitive	puzdra	puzdier
dative	puzdru	puzdrám
accusative	puzdro	puzdrá
locative	puzdre	puzdrách
instrumental	puzdrom	puzdrami

Further reading

• “puzdro”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024