eternit

See also: Eternit, éternit, and éternît

Indonesian

Etymology

Genericized trademark from Eternit.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɛtərnit/ [ˈɛ.t̪ər.nɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ɛtərnit
• Syllabification: e‧ter‧nit

Noun

eternit (plural eternit-eternit)

1. fibre cement

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Eternit, from Latin aeternus. Coined by Austrian industrialist Ludwig Hatschek in 1903.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛˈtɛr.ɲit/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrɲit
• Syllabification: e‧ter‧nit

Noun

eternit m inan

1. Eternit (brand of fibre cement)

Declension

Declension of eternit

	singular
nominative	eternit
genitive	eternitu
dative	eternitowi
accusative	eternit
instrumental	eternitem
locative	eternicie
vocative	eternicie

Derived terms

adjective

• eternitowy

 

Further reading

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