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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin carbunculus.[1][2] First attested in 1528.[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /karˈbuŋ.kuw/
- Rhymes: -uŋkuw
- Syllabification: kar‧bun‧kuł
Noun
karbunkuł m inan
- (archaic) carbuncle (a deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon)
- (dated, pathology) carbuncle (an abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin)
- Synonym: czyrak gromadny
Declension
Derived terms
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References
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “karbunkuł”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “karbunkuł”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
- ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “karbunkulus”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
Further reading
- karbunkuł in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- karbunkuł in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “karbunkuł”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “karbunkuł”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “karbunkuł”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 262