akant

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Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin acanthus, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos). First attested in 1633.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈa.kant/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -akant
  • Syllabification: a‧kant

Noun

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akant m inan

  1. acanthus (member of the genus Acanthus of the family Acanthaceae) [from 1633][1]
    liście akantu ― acanthus leaves
    kwiat akantu ― an acanthus flower
  2. (architecture) acanthus (ornament resembling the foliage or leaves) [from 1636][1]
    motyw akantu ― an acanthus motive

Declension

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Declension of akant
singular plural
nominative akant akanty
genitive akantu akantów
dative akantowi akantom
accusative akant akanty
instrumental akantem akantami
locative akancie akantach
vocative akancie akanty

Derived terms

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adjective
noun

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Teresa Sokołowska (18.01.2016) “AKANT”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
  2. ^ akant in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading

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