See also: mydlo and mýdlo

Lower Sorbian

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mydło

Etymology

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Borrowed from Upper Sorbian mydło, from Proto-Slavic *mydlo, after the inherited form (also mydło) was displaced by zejpa (from German Seife). Equivalent to myś (to wash) +‎ -dło.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mydło n

  1. soap (substance used for cleaning)

Declension

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Bartels, H. (2009). Lower Sorbian vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mydlo. By surface analysis, myć +‎ -dło.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɘ.dwɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘdwɔ
  • Syllabification: my‧dło

Noun

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mydło n (diminutive mydełko)

  1. soap (substance)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • mydło in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mydło in Polish dictionaries at PWN