kierdel

Polish

Alternative forms

• kyrdel

Etymology

Borrowed from Slovak kŕdeľ, from Proto-Slavic *kъrdelь, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱerdʰ- (“to proceed, arrange”). Doublet of skierdż.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkjɛr.dɛl/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrdɛl
• Syllabification: kier‧del

Noun

kierdel m inan

1. (Goral) flock of sheep
2. (hunting) flock of chamois or mouflons

   Hypernym: stado

Declension

Declension of kierdel

	singular	plural
nominative	kierdel	kierdele
genitive	kierdela/kierdelu	kierdeli
dative	kierdelowi	kierdelom
accusative	kierdel	kierdele
instrumental	kierdelem	kierdelami
locative	kierdelu	kierdelach
vocative	kierdelu	kierdele

or

Declension of kierdel

	singular	plural
nominative	kierdel	kierdle
genitive	kierdla/kierdlu	kierdli
dative	kierdlowi	kierdlom
accusative	kierdel	kierdle
instrumental	kierdlem	kierdlami
locative	kierdlu	kierdlach
vocative	kierdlu	kierdle

Related terms

nouns

• czereda
• kierda
• skierdż
• trzoda

 

Further reading

• kierdel in Polish dictionaries at PWN