miazmat

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Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin miasma, from Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “stain, pollution”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmjaz.mat/
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  • Rhymes: -azmat
  • Syllabification: miaz‧mat

Noun

miazmat m inan

  1. (obsolete) miasma (a noxious emanation thought to originate from decaying corpses)
    Synonym: wyziew
  2. (literary, figurative) miasma (a noxious influence)

Declension

Declension of miazmat
singular plural
nominative miazmat miazmaty
genitive miazmatu miazmatów
dative miazmatowi miazmatom
accusative miazmat miazmaty
instrumental miazmatem miazmatami
locative miazmacie miazmatach
vocative miazmacie miazmaty
adjective

Further reading

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