kwintesencja
Appearance
See also: kwintesencją
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin quīnta essentia.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kwintesencja f
- (literary) quintessence (thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype)
- (alchemy) quintessence, aether (fifth alchemical element, or essence, after earth, air, fire, and water, that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere)
- Synonym: eter
- (astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, particle physics) quintessence (hypothetical form of dark energy postulated to explain observations of an accelerating universe)
Declension
[edit]Declension of kwintesencja
singular | |
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nominative | kwintesencja |
genitive | kwintesencji |
dative | kwintesencji |
accusative | kwintesencję |
instrumental | kwintesencją |
locative | kwintesencji |
vocative | kwintesencjo |
Further reading
[edit]- kwintesencja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kwintesencja in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- kwintesencja in PWN's encyclopedia
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- Polish 4-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɛnt͡sja
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