paliwo
Polish
editEtymology
editFrom palić + -iwo. Calque of French combustible and German Brennstoff, coined with the widespread use of steam machines.[1] First attested in 1783.[2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpaliwo n (related adjective paliwowy)
- fuel, propellant (substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction)
- (obsolete, humorous) tobacco (leaves of Nicotiana tabacum and some other species cultivated and harvested to make cigarettes, cigars, snuff, for smoking in pipes or for chewing)
- Synonym: tytoń
Declension
editDeclension of paliwo
Derived terms
editnouns
Descendants
edit- → Kashubian: palëwò
References
edit- ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “paliwo”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
- ^ Johann Wenzel Pol (1783) Neuverbesserte Böhmische Grammatik, mit all erforderlichen tüchtigen Grundsätzen, gut, und verläßlicher Rechtschreibung, Ableitung, und zufolge dieser verschiedener Bedeutung der böhmischen Wörter bewehrt...[1] (in German), Trattner, page 316
Further reading
edit- paliwo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- paliwo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- paliwa in PWN's encyclopedia
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “paliwo”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1908), “paliwo”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw, page 20
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- Rhymes:Polish/ivɔ
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- pl:Fossil fuels
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