skakun
See also: Skakun
Polish
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from Russian скакун (skakun).[1] By surface analysis, skakać + -un.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈska.kun/
- Rhymes: -akun
- Syllabification: ska‧kun
Noun
skakun m anim
- jumping spider (spider of the family Salticidae), especially a member of the genus Salticus
- any ground-hopper or pygmy grasshopper of the genus Tetrix
- (obsolete) racehorse
- (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) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  |  |
| król | hetman, królowa, królówka, dama | wieża | goniec, laufer, giermek | skoczek, koń, konik | pion, pionek |
References
- Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “skakun”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
Further reading
- skakun in Polish dictionaries at PWN