szyp

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʂɨp/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *šipъ.

Noun

szyp m inan

  1. (archaic) arrow
    • 2010, GreenWood (lyrics and music), “Kołysanka piastowska”:
      Ogniem miecze żelazne błyskają
      Jak lotne ptaki szypy świszczą
      The iron swords glisten in fire
      The arrows chirp like birds
  2. bastard sturgeon (Acipenser nudiventris)
Declension
declension of szyp
singular plural
nominative szyp szypy
genitive szypa szypów
dative szypowi szypom
accusative szyp szypy
instrumental szypem szypami
locative szypie szypach
vocative szypie szypy

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

szyp

  1. genitive plural of szypa (“i. q. German Schippe”)

Further reading
  • szyp in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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