afanit

Polish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀφανής (aphanḗs) +‎ -it. First attested in 1827.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈfa.ɲit/
• Rhymes: -aɲit
• Syllabification: a‧fa‧nit

Noun

afanit m inan

1. (geology, petrology) aphanite (certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye)

Declension

Declension of afanit

	singular	plural
nominative	afanit	afanity
genitive	afanitu	afanitów
dative	afanitowi	afanitom
accusative	afanit	afanity
instrumental	afanitem	afanitami
locative	afanicie	afanitach
vocative	afanicie	afanity

Derived terms

adjective

• afanitowy

 

Further reading

• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “afanit”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 11

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English aphanite.

Noun

afanit n (uncountable)

1. (geology, petrology) aphanite (certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye)

Declension

declension of afanit (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) afanit	afanitul
genitive/dative	(unui) afanit	afanitului
vocative	afanitule

References

• afanit in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN