pierwiastek

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pjɛrˈvjas.tɛk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -astɛk
  • Syllabification: pier‧wias‧tek

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Slavic *pьrvěstъ +‎ -ek.

Noun

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pierwiastek m inan

  1. (chemistry) element (simplest chemical substance)
  2. (arithmetic) root (expression raised to a power)
    pierwiastek sześciennycube root
    pierwiastek kwadratowysquare root
  3. (mathematics) root (zero of a function)
    Synonym: zero
  4. element (part of an abstract whole)
  5. (linguistics) radical (element of a logogram)
    Synonyms: klucz, radykał
Declension
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Derived terms
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adjective
verb
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adverb
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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pierwiastek f

  1. genitive plural of pierwiastka

Further reading

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