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Polish
Etymology
From pewny (“sure, certain”) + -nik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛv.ɲik/
- Rhymes: -ɛvɲik
- Syllabification: pew‧nik
Noun
pewnik m inan
- a clearly or indisputably true statement or idea, a certainty
- brać za pewnik ― to take for granted
1908 December, Jadwiga Olszewska, “Dogmat i Aksjomat”, in Andrzej Niemojewski, editor, Myśl Niepodległa, number 83, L. Biliński and W. Maślankiewicz, archived from the original on 2022-04-28, page 1656:Aksjomat to pewnik względny, oparty na doświadczeniu i wystawiony pod sąd i kontrolę całego światu uczonego. Dogmat to pewnik bezwzględny, oparty na przypuszczeniu, lub nawet na nadnaturalnem [sic] objawieniu tylko, i którego nie wolno nikomu sądzić, sprawdzać, kontrolować.- An axiom is a relative certainty, dependent on evidence and exhibited under the judgment and inspection of the whole educated world. A dogma is an absolute certainty, dependent on an assumption, or even only on supernatural revelation, and which nobody is allowed to judge, check, or inspect.
- (mathematics) axiom (fundamental assumption)
- Synonym: aksjomat m
Declension
Further reading
- pewnik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- pewnik in Polish dictionaries at PWN