wędzidło

Polish

wędzidło

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫdidlo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛɲˈd͡ʑid.wɔ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -idwɔ
  • Syllabification: wę‧dzid‧ło

Noun

wędzidło n (diminutive wędzidełko)

  1. bit (piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to reins to direct the animal)
    Synonym: kiełzno
  2. (by extension, figuratively) curb, something that restricts someone's freedom or actions

Declension

Further reading

  • wędzidło in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wędzidło in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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