miazmat

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from New Latin miasma, from Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “stain, pollution”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmjaz.mat/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -azmat
  • Syllabification: miaz‧mat

Noun[edit]

miazmat m inan

  1. (obsolete) miasma (a noxious emanation thought to originate from decaying corpses)
    Synonym: wyziew
  2. (literary, figurative) miasma (a noxious influence)

Declension[edit]

Declension of miazmat
singular plural
nominative miazmat miazmaty
genitive miazmatu miazmatów
dative miazmatowi miazmatom
accusative miazmat miazmaty
instrumental miazmatem miazmatami
locative miazmacie miazmatach
vocative miazmacie miazmaty

Related terms[edit]

adjective

Further reading[edit]

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