woskowy

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Polish

Etymology

From wosk +‎ -owy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɔsˈkɔ.vɘ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔvɘ
  • Syllabification: wos‧ko‧wy

Adjective

woskowy (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (relational) wax (of or related to wax)
    gruczoł woskowywax gland, gland producing wax
  2. waxen (made partly or entirely of wax)
    • 2010, Thomas J. Craughwell, Wielka Księga Wynalazków, Bellona, archived from the original on 2023-01-06, page 404:
      Papier woskowy nie pozwalał na szczelne owijanie jedzenia i przepuszczał zapachy[...]
      Wax paper didn't allow airtight wrapping around food and let smells through
    • 2011 April 6, Krzysztof Kowalski, “Odnaleziono najstarszy tekst możliwy do odczytania”, in Rzeczpospolita, archived from the original on 2023-01-06:
      Zdaniem prof. Cosmopoulosa odkrycie tabliczki dowodzi, że pismem posługiwano się w obrębie kultury mykeńskiej o wiele powszechniej i dawniej, niż dotychczas sądzono. Woskowa tabliczka wskazuje, że 34 wieki temu temu pisać potrafili nie tylko ludzie w pałacowych kancelariach.
      In Professor Cosmopoulos's opinion, the discovery of the tablet shows that writing was used in the Mycenaean culture much more often and longer ago than has been thought until now. The wax tablet indicates that 34 centuries ago, it was not just people in palace offices that were able to write.
  3. waxy, waxlike
    Synonym: woskowaty
    • 1953, Mirosław Żuławski, Rzeka czerwona, Czytelnik, page 62:
      Podłużna, woskowa twarz wychudła jeszcze bardziej.
      The long, waxy face had become even thinner.

Declension

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Further reading

  • woskowy in Polish dictionaries at PWN