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Polish
Etymology
From zarodzić + -ek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zaˈrɔ.dɛk/
- Rhymes: -ɔdɛk
- Syllabification: za‧ro‧dek
Noun
zarodek m inan (related adjective zarodkowy)
- (embryology) embryo (fertilized egg before developing into a fetus)
- Synonyms: embrion, zaród
- (botany, embryology) germ, embryo (small mass of cells from which a new plant organism develops)
- Synonym: zalążek
- (figurative) germ (origin or earliest version of an idea or project)
- Synonyms: początek, zalążek, zaród
Declension
Further reading
- zarodek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- zarodek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- zarodek in PWN's encyclopedia