ambrożka

Old Polish

Etymology

From ambroże +‎ -ka, from Latin ambrosia, from Ancient Greek ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ (ambrosíā). First attested in 1478.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /ambrɔ(ː)ʃʲka/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ambrɔʃʲka/, /ambroʃʲka/

Noun

ambrożka f

1. eyebright, Euphrasia rostkoviana

   Synonym: (possibly) ambroże

   • 1900 [1478], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2‎^[1], number 2162:

     Ambroszka e[u]frasia

     [Ambrożka e[u]frasia]

Related terms

noun

• ambroże

 

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “ambrożka”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN