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paliwo

Polish

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Etymology

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From palić +‎ -iwo. Calque of French combustible and German Brennstoff, coined with the widespread use of steam machines.[1] First attested in 1783.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paˈli.vɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ivɔ
  • Syllabification: pa‧li‧wo

Noun

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paliwo n (related adjective paliwowy)

  1. fuel, propellant (substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction)
  2. (obsolete, humorous) tobacco (leaves of Nicotiana tabacum and some other species cultivated and harvested to make cigarettes, cigars, snuff, for smoking in pipes or for chewing)
    Synonym: tytoń

Declension

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Declension of paliwo
singular plural
nominative paliwo paliwa
genitive paliwa paliw
dative paliwu paliwom
accusative paliwo paliwa
instrumental paliwem paliwami
locative paliwie paliwach
vocative paliwo paliwa

Derived terms

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nouns

Descendants

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  • → Kashubian: palëwò

References

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  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “paliwo”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. ^ Johann Wenzel Pol (1783) Neuverbesserte Böhmische Grammatik, mit all erforderlichen tüchtigen Grundsätzen, gut, und verläßlicher Rechtschreibung, Ableitung, und zufolge dieser verschiedener Bedeutung der böhmischen Wörter bewehrt...‎[1] (in German), Trattner, page 316

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