alkil

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English alkyl. Possible borrowed from Arabic قِلْي (qily). First attested in 1883.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.kil/

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• Rhymes: -alkil
• Syllabification: al‧kil

Noun

alkil m inan

1. (organic chemistry) alkyl

   halogenek alkilu ― alkyl halide

   azotyn alkilu ― alkyl nitrite

Declension

Usually in the plural.

Declension of alkil

	singular	plural
nominative	alkil	alkile
genitive	alkilu	alkili
dative	alkilowi	alkilom
accusative	alkil	alkile
instrumental	alkilem	alkilami
locative	alkilu	alkilach
vocative	alkilu	alkile

Derived terms

adjective

• alkilowy

 

noun

• alkilacja

 

verb

• alkilować

 

Further reading

• alkil in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “alkil”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 26