Polish edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Spagat, from Italian spaccata.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʂpa.ɡat/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aɡat
  • Syllabification: szpa‧gat

Noun edit

szpagat m inan

  1. split (maneuver of spreading or sliding the feet apart until the legs are flat on the floor 180 degrees apart, either sideways to the body or with one leg in front and one behind, thus lowering the body completely to the floor in an upright position)
  2. twine

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

adjective

Further reading edit

  • szpagat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • szpagat in Polish dictionaries at PWN