żywokost

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żywokost

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish żywokost. By surface analysis, żywić +‎ -o- +‎ kość. Compare Belarusian жывако́ст (žyvakóst), Kashubian żëwòkòsc, Russian жи́вокость (žívokostʹ), and Ukrainian живокі́ст (žyvokíst).

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɔkɔst
  • Syllabification: ży‧wo‧kost

Noun

żywokost m inan (related adjective żywokostowy)

  1. comfrey (any plant of the genus Symphytum)

Declension

Further reading

  • żywokost in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • żywokost in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “ŻYWOKOST”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku