martwica

See also: martwicą

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mьrtvica. By surface analysis, martwy +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /marˈtfi.t͡sa/

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Central Greater Poland) IPA^(key): /marˈtfi.t͡sa/

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• Rhymes: -it͡sa
• Syllabification: mar‧twi‧ca

Noun

martwica f (related adjective martwicowy or martwiczy)

1. (pathology) necrosis (localized death of cells or tissue)

   Synonym: nekroza

2. (literary) decline, disappearance, slump, stagnation

   Synonyms: zanik, zastój

3. (agriculture) infertile soil beneath the topsoil, usually compacted and devoid of microorganisms
4. (geology, metallurgy) sinter (alluvial sediment)

Declension

Declension of martwica

	singular
nominative	martwica
genitive	martwicy
dative	martwicy
accusative	martwicę
instrumental	martwicą
locative	martwicy
vocative	martwico

Further reading

• martwica in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• martwica in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Oskar Kolberg (1877) “martwica”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 20