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węgiel

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See also: węgieł and Węgiel

Old Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫ̀gľь. First attested in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /væ̃ɡɛlʲ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /væ̃ɡɛlʲ/

Noun

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węgiel m animacy unattested

  1. (attested in Greater Poland) coal; charcoal
    • Middle of the 15th century, Rozmyślanie o żywocie Pana Jezusa[1], page 124:
      Tedy on, vz[v]yawszy vegla v lono svey suknye, ponyosl
      [Tedy on wźwiąwszy węgla w łono swej suknie poniosł]
    • c. 1500, Wokabularz lubiński, Lubiń: inkunabuł Archiwum Archidiecezjalnego w Gnieźnie, sygn. Inc. 78d., page 23v:
      Carbo [] eyn kol vel est proprium nomen viri vagl
      [Carbo [] eyn kol vel est proprium nomen viri wągl]
  2. spark of a fire
    • [c. 1500], rękopiśmienne ekscerpty - glosy z rozariusza w rkpsie Biblioteki Zakładu Narodowego im. Ossolińskich we Lwowie, obecnie we Wrocławiu, o sygn. 381, z r. 1457, page 86ra:
      Favilla dicitur extincta scintilla Et scintilla proprie dicitur accenssa Et favilla aphos graece id est ignis latine wągyel
      [Favilla dicitur extincta scintilla Et scintilla proprie dicitur accenssa Et favilla aphos graece id est ignis latine wągiel]

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Polish

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Chemical element
C
Previous: bor (B)
Next: azot (N)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish węgiel.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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węgiel m inan (diminutive węgielek, related adjective węglowy or węgielny)

  1. (uncountable) coal; charcoal (black mineral)
  2. (countable) coal; charcoal (single piece or lump of such a mineral)
  3. (uncountable, chemistry) carbon (chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6)
    dwutlenek węglacarbon dioxide
  4. (uncountable, pharmacology) carbon (chemical element carbon used against poison and diarrhea)
  5. (countable) carbon (stick of charcoal - a substance used for sketching on paper)

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