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Petnik (m)

plural: Petniki [?]
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device, keeping the cheeks of the bellows together, but allowing them to pivot

Identical types: 5
Mijeh

From "pet" [five (5)] ?; Hinge(s) of the bellows; Veliko Vukovje; NB: Unfortunately, the term doesn’t occur in any of the many dictionaries consulted; Its form in Širola ("petnikima" [instrumental case]) causes a grammatical problem, however: In standard Croatian the plural of "petnik" would be "petnici" (instrumental case: "petnicima").


Sources

Širola, Božidar: Sviraljke s udarnim jezičkom [Aerophones with a beating tongue]. Zagreb, 1937, p.208 (»Kabljanac).

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