alkiermes

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Polish[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic الْقِرْمِز (al-qirmiz).[1][2] First attested in 1613.[3]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /alˈkjɛr.mɛs/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrmɛs
  • Syllabification: al‧kier‧mes

Noun[edit]

alkiermes m inan

  1. inkberry (any plant of the genus Phytolacca)
    Synonym: szkarłatka
  2. (uncountable) crimson dye made from inkberry
  3. (uncountable) alkermes (red Italian alcoholic liqueur)
  4. (archaic, by extension) kermes (crimson dye made from the crushed bodies of kermes insects)
  5. (archaic, by extension) alkermes (type of medicine obtained from kermes insects)

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

alkiermes m animal

  1. (archaic) alkermes, kermes (any of several insects of the genus Kermes)

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “alkiermes”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “alkiermes”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. ^ Barbara Rykiel-Kempf (19.03.2009) “ALKIERMES”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

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