miazmat
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin miasma, from Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “stain, pollution”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmjaz.mat/
- Rhymes: -azmat
- Syllabification: miaz‧mat
Noun
miazmat m inan
- (obsolete) miasma (a noxious emanation thought to originate from decaying corpses)
- Synonym: wyziew
- (literary, figurative) miasma (a noxious influence)
Declension
Declension of miazmat
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | miazmat | miazmaty |
| genitive | miazmatu | miazmatów |
| dative | miazmatowi | miazmatom |
| accusative | miazmat | miazmaty |
| instrumental | miazmatem | miazmatami |
| locative | miazmacie | miazmatach |
| vocative | miazmacie | miazmaty |
Related terms
adjective
- miazmatyczny
Further reading
- miazmat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- miazmat in Polish dictionaries at PWN