arszenik

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French arsenic, from Middle French arsenic, from Latin arsenicum, from Byzantine Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón), from Semitic, from Middle Iranian *zarnīk, from Old Iranian *zarniya-ka-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-. Doublet of arsen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arˈʂɛ.ɲik/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɲik
• Syllabification: ar‧sze‧nik

Noun

arszenik m inan

1. arsenic trioxide

Declension

Declension of arszenik

	singular
nominative	arszenik
genitive	arszenika
dative	arszenikowi
accusative	arszenik
instrumental	arszenikiem
locative	arszeniku
vocative	arszeniku

Derived terms

adjective

• arszenikowy

 

Further reading

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