skeleton (bones of an organism) · skeleton (undead) · a very thin person
çekim: çoğul esqueletos
eş: cavername, corpo-seco, ossada
zıt: gordo, baleia, rolha de poço, hipopótamo, obeso
köken: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”), from σκελλώ (skellṓ, “to dry, to dry up, to make dry, to parch”), from Proto-Indo-European *skele- (“to parch, to wither”).
skeleton (system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals) · skeleton, frame, framework (central core of something that gives shape to the entire structure) · moral backbone (inner strength, integrity, and conviction to uphold ethical principles and standards, especially when facing difficult situations or opposition)
çekim: çoğul kośćce · tamlayan kośćca
eş: szkielet, układ szkieletowy, istota rzeczy, rdzeń
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *kȍstь Old Polish kość Polish kość Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ikas Proto-Slavic *-ьcь Polish -ec Polish -iec Polish kościec From kość + -iec.
skeleton (the system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals)
çekim: çoğul kostry · tamlayan kostry
eş: kostlivec
köken: Coined by Jan Svatopluk Presl in the 19th century. Králik explains the word as a coinage modeled on other Slavic languages, where formally similar terms occur but with different meanings (cf. Russian костёр (kostjór), костра (kostra), Polish kostra), which are derived from Proto-Slavic *kostra, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kostь (“bone”). Both Králik and Rejzek additionally connect the formation…