paroksyzm

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French paroxysme, from Medieval Latin paroxysmus, from Ancient Greek παροξυσμός (paroxusmós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈrɔk.sɘzm/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔksɘzm
  • Syllabification: pa‧rok‧syzm

Noun

paroksyzm m inan

  1. (medicine) paroxysm (sudden recurrence of a disease)
    Synonym: napad
  2. paroxysm (random or sudden outburst)

Declension

Declension of paroksyzm
singular plural
nominative paroksyzm paroksyzmy
genitive paroksyzmu paroksyzmów
dative paroksyzmowi paroksyzmom
accusative paroksyzm paroksyzmy
instrumental paroksyzmem paroksyzmami
locative paroksyzmie paroksyzmach
vocative paroksyzmie paroksyzmy

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

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