bulwiasty

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Polish

Etymology

From bulwa +‎ -asty.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bulˈvjas.tɘ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -astɘ
  • Syllabification: bul‧wias‧ty

Adjective

bulwiasty (comparative bardziej bulwiasty, superlative najbardziej bulwiasty, no derived adverb)

  1. bulbous, bulb-shaped, tuber-shaped
    • 2020, Erin Stewart, translated by Maria Grabska-Ryńska, Blizny jak skrzydła, Młody Book, archived from the original on 2022-07-06, page 120:
      Nos był nowy. Bardziej bulwiasty niż mój własny...
      The nose was new. more bulbous than my own...
  2. (botany) bulbaceous, tuberous (having or growing from bulbs or tubers)
    • 2007, B. Krochmar-Marczak, B. Sawicka, “Zmienność wybranych cech batata Ipomoea batatas LAM. w warunkach Polski”, in Zeszyty Problemowe Postępów Nauk Rolniczych, number 517, archived from the original on 2022-07-06:
      Poziomem zawartości suchej masy, sumy cukrów i cukrów redukujących przewyższała uprawiane dotąd w Polsce rośliny bulwiaste, takie jak ziemniak, czy słonecznik bulwiasty.
      In the level of its content of dry matter and of the amount of sugars and reducing sugars, it exceeded the plants with bulbs or tubers cultivated in Poland until now, such as the potato or tuberous sunflower.

Declension

Further reading

  • bulwiasty in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bulwiasty in Polish dictionaries at PWN