bakcyl

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin bacillus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbak.t͡sɘl/

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• Rhymes: -akt͡sɘl
• Syllabification: bak‧cyl

Noun

bakcyl m animal

1. (dated) germ, microbe

   Synonyms: drobnoustrój, mikrob, mikroorganizm, zarazek

2. (literary) bug, enthusiasm

Declension

Declension of bakcyl

	singular	plural
nominative	bakcyl	bakcyle
genitive	bakcyla	bakcyli/bakcylów
dative	bakcylowi	bakcylom
accusative	bakcyla	bakcyle
instrumental	bakcylem	bakcylami
locative	bakcylu	bakcylach
vocative	bakcylu	bakcyle

Derived terms

(verbs):

• połknąć bakcyla
• połykać bakcyla

Further reading

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