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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schmirgel, from Middle High German smirgel, smergel, from Italian smeriglio, from Byzantine Greek σμερίλιον (smerílion), diminutive of σμερί (smerí), from Ancient Greek σμύρις (smúris).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʂmɛr.ɡjɛl/
- Rhymes: -ɛrɡjɛl
- Syllabification: szmer‧giel
Noun
szmergiel m inan
- (colloquial) craze, mania
- Synonyms: bzik, fiks, fioł, kręciek
- (mineralogy) emery
- emery paper
- Synonym: papier ścierny
Declension
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Further reading
- szmergiel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- szmergiel in Polish dictionaries at PWN