kaszalot

Kashubian
Dwa kaszalotë.

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish kaszalot.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈʃalɔt/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧sza‧lot

Noun

kaszalot m anim

  1. sperm whale (Physeter catodon)

References
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “kaszalot”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French cachalot, from Portuguese cachalote.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈʂa.lɔt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -alɔt
  • Syllabification: ka‧sza‧lot

Noun

kaszalot m anim

  1. sperm whale
  2. (colloquial, humorous) a very ugly woman

Declension
Declension of kaszalot
singular plural
nominative kaszalot kaszaloty
genitive kaszalota kaszalotów
dative kaszalotowi kaszalotom
accusative kaszalota kaszaloty
instrumental kaszalotem kaszalotami
locative kaszalocie kaszalotach
vocative kaszalocie kaszaloty

Descendants
  • → Kashubian: kaszalot

Further reading
  • kaszalot in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kaszalot in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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