martwica

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See also: martwicą

Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mьrtvica. By surface analysis, martwy +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -it͡sa
  • Syllabification: mar‧twi‧ca

Noun

martwica f (related adjective martwicowy or martwiczy)

  1. (pathology) necrosis (localized death of cells or tissue)
    Synonym: nekroza
  2. (literary) decline, disappearance, slump, stagnation
    Synonyms: zanik, zastój
  3. (agriculture) infertile soil beneath the topsoil, usually compacted and devoid of microorganisms
  4. (geology, metallurgy) sinter (alluvial sediment)

Declension

Further reading

  • martwica in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • martwica in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1877) “martwica”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 20