ziebro

Silesian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rebro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rébra, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rebʰ-.

Noun

ziebro n

  1. (anatomy) rib
    • 1920, Stanisław Ligoń, “Nauczyciel opowiadoł w szkole, iże Pan Bóg wyjął Adamowi ziebro i zrobił z niego Ewa.”, in Kocynder, number 13:
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      The teacher said at school that the Lord removed Adam's rib and made Eve from it.

Further reading
  • ziebro in silling.org
  • Barbara Podgórska; Adam Podgóski (2008), “ziebro”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 335
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