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Polish
Etymology
From alko(hol) + -o- + -mat.[1] First attested in 1985.[2][3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈkɔ.mat/
- Rhymes: -ɔmat
- Syllabification: al‧ko‧mat
Noun
alkomat m inan
- breathalyzer
- Synonym: (colloquial) balonik
Declension
Collocations
Collocations
- wykonany alkomatem ― done with a breathalyzer
- przeprowadzony alkomatem ― carried out with a breathalyzer
- policyjny alkomat ― police breathalyzer
- stacjonarny alkomat ― stationary breathalyzer
- przenośny alkomat ― portable breathalyzer
- wirtualny alkomat ― virtual breathalyzer
- nowoczesny alkomat ― modern breathalyzer
- alkomat podręczny ― handheld breathalyzer
- alkomat dowodowy ― evidence breathalyzer
- ustnik alkomatu ― mouthpiece of a breathalyzer
- zakup alkomatu ― purchase of a breathalyzer
- model alkomatu ― breathalyzer model
- wskaźnik alkomatu ― breathalyzer indicator
- producent alkomatów ― manufacturer of breathalyzers
- dmuchać/wydmuchać w alkomat ― to blow into breathalyzer
- badać/przebadać/zbadać alkomatem ― to examine with a breathalyzer
- zakupić alkomat ― to purchase buy a breathalyzer
- sprawdzać/sprawdzić alkomatem ― to check with a breathalyzer
- zmierzyć alkomatem ― to easure with a breathalyzer
- dysponować alkomatem ― to have a breathalyzer at one's disposal
- kupić alkomat ― to buy a breathalyzer
- używać/użyć alkomatu ― to use a breathalyzer
- posiadać alkomat ― to own a breathalyzer
- alkomat wykazuje/wykazał ― a breathalyzer shows/showed/proves/proved
- alkomat wskazuje/wskazał ― a breathalyzer indicates/indicated
- alkomat pokazuje/pokazał ― a breathalyzer shows/showed
- alkomat wyświetlił ― a breathalyzer displayed
- alkomat potwierdził ― a breathalyzer confirmed
- alkomat wykrył ― a breathalyzer detected
- alkomat stwierdził ― a breathalyzer stated
References
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “alkomat”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Przegląd techniczny, poświęcony sprawom przemysłu i techniki (in Polish), 1985, page 46
- ^ alkomat in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Further reading
- alkomat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- alkomat in Polish dictionaries at PWN