paliwo
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Polish
Etymology
From palić + -iwo. Calque of French combustible and German Brennstoff, coined with the widespread use of steam machines.[1] First attested in 1783.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
paliwo n (related adjective paliwowy)
- fuel, propellant (substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction)
- (obsolete, humorous) tobacco (leaves of Nicotiana tabacum and some other species cultivated and harvested to make cigarettes, cigars, snuff, for smoking in pipes or for chewing)
- Synonym: tytoń
Declension
Declension of paliwo
Derived terms
(nouns):
Descendants
- → Kashubian: palëwò
References
- ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “paliwo”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
- ^ Johann Wenzel Pol (1783) Neuverbesserte Böhmische Grammatik, mit all erforderlichen tüchtigen Grundsätzen, gut, und verläßlicher Rechtschreibung, Ableitung, und zufolge dieser verschiedener Bedeutung der böhmischen Wörter bewehrt... (in German), Trattner, page 316
Further reading
- paliwo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- paliwo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- paliwa in PWN's encyclopedia
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “paliwo”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1908), “paliwo”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw, page 20