sztuciec

== Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Stutze, Stutz, Stutzen, from Middle High German stutz, stutze meaning a “support” and also “stub”, and thus a “sawed-off weapon” (today only the “stub” and “weapon” sense is a masculine Stutz, Stutzen while the “support” sense is a feminine Stütze f). For the semantic development, compare German Besteck, which also meant a “sheath where cutlery is kept” and now means “cutlery” itself; on the other hand, German Stütze could mean a “support strut” and thus also a “fork”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʂtu.t͡ɕɛt͡s/ Rhymes: -ut͡ɕɛt͡s Syllabification: sztu‧ciec === Noun === sztuciec m inan (archaic) any sheath where certain tools are kept at hand Synonyms: pochwa, pokrowiec, puzdro, torebka sztuciec cyrulicki ― sheath of a barber-surgeon (chiefly archaic, firearms) sawed-off shotgun piece of silverware (individuum of cutlery; instrument used to take in food) (in the plural) cutlery, silverware ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “sztuciec”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “sztuciec”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)