balaz

See also: Baláž

Old Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Latin?”) First attested in 1472.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /balʲas/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /balʲas/
• Homophone: balas

Noun

balaz m animacy unattested

1. type of purple garnet
   • 1900 [1472], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2‎^[1], number 1850:

     Balaz balasius

     [Balaz balasius]

References

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