rtęć
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Polish
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish rtęć, from Proto-Slavic *rьtǫtь. Cognate to Czech rtuť and Russian ртуть (rtutʹ).
Pronunciation
Noun
rtęć f (related adjective rtęciowy)
- mercury, quicksilver
- Synonyms: merkuriusz, żywe srebro
Declension
Declension of rtęć
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Further reading
- rtęć in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- rtęć in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “RTĘĆ”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “rtęć”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna