alchemia

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See also: alchemią

Latin

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā).

Noun

alchēmia f (genitive alchēmiae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) alchemy

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative alchēmia alchēmiae
genitive alchēmiae alchēmiārum
dative alchēmiae alchēmiīs
accusative alchēmiam alchēmiās
ablative alchēmiā alchēmiīs
vocative alchēmia alchēmiae

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Polish

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German alchimîe.[2][3] Doublet of chemia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈxɛ.mja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛmja
  • Syllabification: al‧che‧mia

Noun

alchemia f

  1. (alchemy) alchemy (ancient chemistry)
    średniowieczna alchemiamedieval alchemy
    starożytna alchemiaancient alchemy
    rozwój alchemiithe development of alchemy
    historia alchemiithe history of alchemy
    praktykować/uprawiać alchemięto practice alchemy
  2. (literary) alchemy (act of creating something mysterious)
    tajemnicza alchemiamysterious alchemy

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References

  1. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “alchimija”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  2. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “alchemia”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  3. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “alchemia”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

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