Polish

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Etymology

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Blend of migać (to blink, to flash) + błysk (flash) + stal (steel). Coined by Maciej Słomczyński as a translation of the word vorpal in Lewis Carroll's poem Jabberwocky.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /miɡ.bwɨsˈtal.nɨ/
  • Rhymes: -alnɨ
  • Syllabification: mig‧błys‧tal‧ny

Adjective

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migbłystalny (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (roleplaying games) vorpal, likely to decapitate

Declension

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Further reading

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