tygiel
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Tiegel, from Middle High German tigel, tegel, from Old High German tegel, tegal, from Proto-Germanic *digulaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɨ.ɡjɛl/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɨɡjɛl
- Syllabification: ty‧giel
Noun
tygiel m inan (diminutive tygielek or tyglik)
- crucible, melting pot (cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment)
- crucible, melting pot (bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with a long handle; also: the contents of this utensil)
- (figuratively, sociology) melting pot (place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized)
- Synonym: mieszanina
Declension
Declension of tygiel
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tygiel | tygle |
| genitive | tygla | tygli |
| dative | tyglowi | tyglom |
| accusative | tygiel | tygle |
| instrumental | tyglem | tyglami |
| locative | tyglu | tyglach |
| vocative | tyglu | tygle |
Derived terms
adjective
- tyglowy
nouns
- tyglak
- tyglarz
- tyglówka
Further reading
- tygiel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- tygiel in Polish dictionaries at PWN