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Indonesian
Etymology
Genericized trademark from Eternit.
Pronunciation
Noun
eternit (first-person possessive eternitku, second-person possessive eternitmu, third-person possessive eternitnya)
- fibre cement
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Eternit, from Latin aeternus. Coined by Austrian industrialist Ludwig Hatschek in 1903.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛˈtɛr.ɲit/
- Rhymes: -ɛrɲit
- Syllabification: e‧ter‧nit
Noun
eternit m inan
- Eternit (brand of fibre cement)
Declension
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Further reading
- eternit in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- eternit in Polish dictionaries at PWN