apteka
Polish
Etymology
From 16th century apoteka, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin apotheca.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
apteka f
- pharmacy (a place where prescription drugs are dispensed)
- Tata kupił wczoraj leki w aptece.
Declension
Declension of apteka
Derived terms
- (nouns) apteczka f, aptekarz m
- (adjectives) apteczny, aptekarski
Descendants
- → Belarusian: аптэка (apteka)
- → Bulgarian: аптека (apteka)
- → Macedonian: аптека (apteka)
- → Russian: аптека (apteka) (see there for further descendants)
- → Ukrainian: аптека (apteka)
References
- ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “apteka”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish): “jeszcze w 16. w. apoteka (…) (włosk. bottega, franc. boutique)”