skakun

See also: Skakun

Polish

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Russian скаку́н (skakún).[1] By surface analysis, skakać +‎ -un.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈska.kun/
  • Rhymes: -akun
  • Syllabification: ska‧kun

Noun

skakun m animal

  1. jumping spider (spider of the family Salticidae), especially a member of the genus Salticus
  2. any ground-hopper or pygmy grasshopper of the genus Tetrix
  3. (obsolete) racehorse
  4. (obsolete, chess) knight
    Synonyms: skoczek, koń, konik

Declension
Declension of skakun
singular plural
nominative skakun skakuny
genitive skakuna skakunów
dative skakunowi skakunom
accusative skakuna skakuny
instrumental skakunem skakunami
locative skakunie skakunach
vocative skakunie skakuny

Derived terms
adjectives
  • skakunowaty
  • skakunowy
noun
  • skakunowate

See also
Chess pieces in Polish · bierki szachowe (layout · text)
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król hetman, królowa, królówka, dama wieża goniec, laufer, giermek skoczek, koń, konik pion, pionek

References
  1. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “skakun”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN

Further reading
  • skakun in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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