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Latin
Etymology
From alchēmia + -ista.
Pronunciation
Noun
alchēmista m or f (genitive alchēmistae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) alchemist
Declension
First-declension noun.
References
- alchemista in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin alchēmista,[1] under influence of French alchimiste.[2] By surface analysis, alchemia + -ista. First attested in 1534.[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.xɛˈmis.ta/
- Rhymes: -ista
- Syllabification: al‧che‧mis‧ta
Noun
alchemista m pers
- (dated, alchemy) alchemist (person involved in the field of alchemy)
- Synonym: alchemik
- (Middle Polish, medicine) doctor who heals with mineral substances[1]
- (Middle Polish, medicine) herbalist capable of making plant extracts[1]
Declension
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jadwiga Chotkowska (30.08.2014) “ALCHYMISTA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
- ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “alchemista”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
- ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “alchimista”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
Further reading
- alchemista in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “alchemista”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “alchemista”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “alchemista, alchymista”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 22
- alchemista in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego