zaród

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Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish zaród. By surface analysis, deverbal from zarodzić.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zaród m inan

  1. (dated, embryology) embryo (fertilized egg before developing into a fetus)
    Synonyms: embrion, zarodek
  2. (dated, figurative) germ (origin or earliest version of an idea or project)
    Synonyms: początek, zalążek, zarodek

Declension

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Further reading

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