mętel
See also: metel, Metel, Mętel, metél, and métel
Polish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛn.tɛl/
- Rhymes: -ɛntɛl
- Syllabification: mę‧tel
- Homophones: mentel, Mentel, Mętel
Noun
mętel m anim
- (colloquial, regional) butterfly, especially a swallowtail
- Synonyms: mentel, motyl, myntel
Declension
Declension of mętel
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mętel | mętle |
| genitive | mętla | mętli |
| dative | mętlowi | mętlom |
| accusative | mętla | mętle |
| instrumental | mętlem | mętlami |
| locative | mętlu | mętlach |
| vocative | mętlu | mętle |
Further reading
- mętel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- mętel in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Majewski, Erazm (1889) Dictionnaire des noms polonais zoologiques et botaniques, page 222