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dziobem

Dziobem is a Polish linguistic term that refers to the instrumental singular form of the noun dziób, meaning beak or bill of a bird. The word dziób designates the hard, pointed structure at the mouth of birds and some other animals, used for feeding, pecking, or manipulating objects. Dziobem, as the instrumental case, is used to indicate the instrument or means by which an action is performed, and can also appear in figurative expressions.

Declension and usage notes:

- Singular: N dziób, G dzioba, D dziobowi, A dziobem, L dziobie.

- Plural: N dzioby, G dziobów, D dziobom, A dziobami, L dziobach.

The instrumental singular dziobem is commonly used after verbs that describe an action done with the beak,

Examples of use:

- Ptak otworzył skorupę dziobem.

- Orzech został rozłupany dziobem.

Etymology and related forms:

The form dziobem derives from the base dziób, the standard Polish noun for beak. It shares its

See also:

dziób, beak, bill (in English-language contexts).

for
example:
Ptak
otworzył
skorupę
dziobem.
In
plural
or
other
constructions,
dziobem
can
pair
with
different
subjects
as
the
instrument
of
action.
root
with
related
terms
in
Slavic
languages
that
describe
beaks
or
protruding
mouthparts.
The
word
is
regularly
used
in
ornithology,
zoology,
and
descriptive
prose,
as
well
as
in
everyday
language
when
specifying
an
instrument
or
means
of
action.