chityna

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French chitine, from Latin chitōn, from Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xiˈtɨ.na/

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• Rhymes: -ɨna
• Syllabification: chi‧ty‧na

Noun

chityna f

1. (biochemistry) chitin

Declension

Declension of chityna

	singular
nominative	chityna
genitive	chityny
dative	chitynie
accusative	chitynę
instrumental	chityną
locative	chitynie
vocative	chityno

Further reading

• chityna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• chityna in Polish dictionaries at PWN