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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin onyx, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux).
Pronunciation
Noun
onyks m inan
- (mineralogy) onyx (banded variety of chalcedony)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- onyks in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- onyks in Polish dictionaries at PWN