spiż

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See also: spíž and špíz

Polish

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spiż

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish spiża, from Middle High German spīse.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -iʂ
  • Syllabification: spiż
  • Homophone: spisz

Noun

spiż m inan (related adjective spiżowy or spiżany)

  1. gunmetal, red brass (alloy of copper, tin, and zinc)
  2. object made of gunmetal

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Further reading

  • spiż in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • spiż in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “SPIŻ”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “spiż(a)”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna