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pierwiastek

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Polish

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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 + Polish -ek.

    Noun

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    pierwiastek m inan

    1. (chemistry) element (simplest chemical substance)
    2. (arithmetic) root (expression raised to a power)
      pierwiastek sześcienny ― cube root
      pierwiastek kwadratowy ― square 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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    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[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • “pierwiastek”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)