ambroże

Old Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ambrosia. First attested in 1472.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /ambrɔʒʲɛ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ambrɔʒʲɛ/

Noun

ambroże n

1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
   1. eyebright, Euphrasia rostkoviana

      Synonym: ambrożka

      • 1900 [1472], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2‎^[1], number 756:

        Ambroze eufrasia

        [Ambroże eufrasia]

Derived terms

noun

• ambrożka

 

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “ambroże”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN