See also: Skakun

Polish

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Etymology

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Possibly borrowed from Russian скаку́н (skakún).[1] By surface analysis, skakać +‎ -un.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈska.kun/
  • Rhymes: -akun
  • Syllabification: ska‧kun

Noun

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skakun m animal

  1. jumping spider (spider of the family Salticidae), especially a member of the genus Salticus
  2. any ground-hopper or pygmy grasshopper of the genus Tetrix
  3. (obsolete) racehorse
  4. (obsolete, chess) knight
    Synonyms: skoczek, koń, konik

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjectives
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See also

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Chess pieces in Polish · bierki szachowe (layout · text)
           
król hetman, królowa, królówka, dama wieża goniec, laufer, giermek skoczek, koń, konik pion, pionek

References

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  1. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “skakun”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN

Further reading

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  • skakun in Polish dictionaries at PWN