czyściec

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Czech čistec, itself a calque of Latin purgatorium.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʂɨɕ.t͡ɕɛt͡s/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨɕt͡ɕɛt͡s
  • Syllabification: czyś‧ciec

Noun

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czyściec m inan

  1. (Christianity) Purgatory
    Synonym: purgatorium
  2. (figuratively) purgatory (any situation where suffering is endured, particularly as part of a process of redemption)
  3. any plant of the genus Stachys
  4. (Bukovina) grande wormwood, absinthe (Artemisia absinthium)
    Synonym: piołun

Declension

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Declension of czyściec
singular
nominative czyściec
genitive czyśćca
dative czyśćcowi
accusative czyściec
instrumental czyśćcem
locative czyśćcu
vocative czyśćcu

Derived terms

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Further reading

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