zwierciadło
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zwierciadło
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish źwierciadło, źwierzciadło, źwirciadło, from Proto-Slavic *zьrcadlo. Compare Czech zrcadlo, Old Church Slavonic зрьцало (zrĭcalo), Russian зерца́ло (zercálo), and Serbo-Croatian zrcalo. By surface analysis, zerkać + -dło.
Pronunciation
Noun
zwierciadło n (diminutive zwierciadełko, related adjective zwierciadlany)
- (countable, literary) mirror, looking glass (smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it)
- 2010, Ziemicki Sławomir, Puchowska Krystyna, Bliżej fizyki. Podręcznik gimnazjalisty. Część 2, WSiP, →ISBN, page 101:
- Zwierciadło teleskopu natomiast „zbiera” światło z dużej powierzchni i skupia w jednym punkcie.
- The telescope's mirror, on the other hand, “collects” light from a large surface and focuses it on one point.
- (uncountable, literary) smooth and shiny water surface
- (uncountable, figurative) view of a state of affairs, a situation, or an idea
- Synonym: odbicie
- (countable, hunting) colorful patch of metallic shimmer on the feathers of some birds
Declension
Declension of zwierciadło
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zwierciadło | zwierciadła |
| genitive | zwierciadła | zwierciadeł |
| dative | zwierciadłu | zwierciadłom |
| accusative | zwierciadło | zwierciadła |
| instrumental | zwierciadłem | zwierciadłami |
| locative | zwierciadle | zwierciadłach |
| vocative | zwierciadło | zwierciadła |
Further reading
- zwierciadło in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- zwierciadło in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- zwierciadło in PWN's encyclopedia