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bisior

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Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish bisior, from Old Czech biser, from Proto-Slavic *bisьrь, under influence of byssus.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bisior m inan

  1. byssus (long fine silky filaments excreted by several mollusks)
  2. byssus (exceptionally fine and valuable fiber or cloth of ancient times or clothes made of said fiber)
    kręcony bisiorspun byssus
    ubrany w bisiordressed in byssus

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjective

References

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  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “bisior”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Further reading

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