profilaktyka
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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French prophylactique, from Ancient Greek προφυλακτικός (prophulaktikós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (prescriptive) /prɔ.fiˈlak.tɘ.ka/, (colloquial) /prɔ.fi.lakˈtɘ.ka/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aktɘka, -ɘka
- Syllabification: pro‧fi‧lak‧ty‧ka
Noun
profilaktyka f
- (medicine) prophylaxis
- prevention
- Synonym: zapobieganie n
Declension
Declension of profilaktyka
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | profilaktyka | profilaktyki |
| genitive | profilaktyki | profilaktyk |
| dative | profilaktyce | profilaktykom |
| accusative | profilaktykę | profilaktyki |
| instrumental | profilaktyką | profilaktykami |
| locative | profilaktyce | profilaktykach |
| vocative | profilaktyko | profilaktyki |
Derived terms
Further reading
- profilaktyka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- profilaktyka in Polish dictionaries at PWN