akwalung
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English aqualung.[1] First attested in 1957.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /akˈfa.luŋk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aluŋk
- Syllabification: ak‧wa‧lung
Noun
akwalung m inan
- (underwater diving) aqualung (piece of equipment consisting of an oxygen tank and breathing apparatus used by divers to allow them to breathe underwater at depth)
- Synonym: aparat nurkowy
Declension
Declension of akwalung
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | akwalung | akwalungi |
| genitive | akwalungu | akwalungów |
| dative | akwalungowi | akwalungom |
| accusative | akwalung | akwalungi |
| instrumental | akwalungiem | akwalungami |
| locative | akwalungu | akwalungach |
| vocative | akwalungu | akwalungi |
References
- Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- akwalung in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Further reading
- akwalung in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- akwalung in Polish dictionaries at PWN