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pyrz

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Old Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /pi(ː)r̝/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /pir̝/

Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *py̑rь (couch grass).

    Noun

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    pyrz m animacy unattested

    1. couch grass, any grass of the genus Elymus
      Synonym: włosień
      • 1900 [c. 1465], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2[1], number 3877:
        Cardo vyelki osset al. pyrz
        [Cardo wielki oset al. pyrz]
      • 1901 [1471], Materiały i Prace Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie, volume V, page 46:
        Pyrzą carduus (carduus Libani misit ad cedrum IV Reg 14, 9)
        [Pyrza carduus (carduus Libani misit ad cedrum IV Reg 14, 9)]
    Descendants
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    • Polish: perz (couch grass)

    Etymology 2

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      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *py̑rь (remains of fire).

      Noun

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      pyrz m animacy unattested

      1. (attested in Silesia) dust, powder
        • 1956 [Middle of the 15th century], Jerzy Woronczak, editor, Teksty polskie w rękopisie nr 43 Biblioteki Kapitulnej we Wrocławiu z połowy XV wieku[2], Silesia, page 16v:
          Revolvendo, quid sit homo, quia lutum, terra et favilla pirz
          [Revolvendo, quid sit homo, quia lutum, terra et favilla pyrz]
      Descendants
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      • Polish: perz (smoke)

      References

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