przełom

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *perlomъ. Cognate of Czech přelom and Serbo-Croatian prelom.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʂɛ.wɔm/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛwɔm
  • Syllabification: prze‧łom

Noun

przełom m inan

  1. (geography) canyon, gorge
  2. turning point, breakthrough, watershed
  3. turn (e.g. of the century, year, month, etc.)
  4. (medicine) crisis

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

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