szylkret

Polish

szylkret

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schildkröte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʂɨl.krɛt/

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• Rhymes: -ɨlkrɛt
• Syllabification: szyl‧kret

Noun

szylkret m inan

1. (anatomy) tortoiseshell (covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle in the form of horn plates)
2. tortoiseshell (material derived from these plates, used, among other things, to make small ornamental objects)

Declension

Declension of szylkret

	singular	plural
nominative	szylkret	szylkrety
genitive	szylkretu	szylkretów
dative	szylkretowi	szylkretom
accusative	szylkret	szylkrety
instrumental	szylkretem	szylkretami
locative	szylkrecie	szylkretach
vocative	szylkrecie	szylkrety

Derived terms

adjective

• szylkretowy

 

Further reading

• szylkret in Polish dictionaries at PWN