ałun

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish hałun, from Middle High German Alun, from Latin alumen.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.wun/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɫun/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -awun
  • Syllabification: a‧łun

Noun

ałun m inan

  1. alum (astringent salt)
    używać ałunuto use alum
  2. (chemistry) alum (any similar double sulphate in which either or both of the potassium and aluminium is wholly or partly replaced by other univalent or tervalent cations)
    ałun potasowypotassium alum

Declension

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References

  1. Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), ałun”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Brückner, Aleksander (1927), ałun”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
  3. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), ałun”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN

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