zaród

See also: Zaród

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish zaród. By surface analysis, deverbal from zarodzić.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈza.rut/
• Rhymes: -arut
• Syllabification: za‧ród
• Homophone: Zaród

Noun

zaród m inan

1. (dated, embryology) embryo (fertilized egg before developing into a fetus)

   Synonyms: embrion, zarodek

2. (dated, figurative) germ (origin or earliest version of an idea or project)

   Synonyms: początek, zalążek, zarodek

Declension

Declension of zaród

	singular	plural
nominative	zaród	zarody
genitive	zarodu	zarodów
dative	zarodowi	zarodom
accusative	zaród	zarody
instrumental	zarodem	zarodami
locative	zarodzie	zarodach
vocative	zarodzie	zarody

Further reading

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