żmirłacz

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Etymology

Blend of żmija +‎ żarłacz, coined by Polish translator Robert Stiller as a calque of English snark. First attested in 1973.

Pronunciation

Noun

żmirłacz m inan

  1. (graph theory) snark

Declension

References

  1. ^ Grzegorz Gazda, Słowinia Tynecka-Makowska (2006) Słownik rodzajów i gatunków literackich (in Polish), page 313
  2. ^ Literatura na świecie (in Polish), numbers 5-6, 1973, page 292

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