See also: szłam

Polish

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szlam

Etymology

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Borrowed from German Schlamm.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʂlam/
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  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: szlam

Noun

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szlam m inan (diminutive szlamik)

  1. (geology) slime, sludge, slurry (natural muddy sediment accumulating on the bottom and banks of water bodies)
    Synonym: muł
    Hypernym: osad
    szlam i mułsludge and silt
  2. slime, sludge, slurry (waste product collected in special water tanks)
    Hypernym: odpad
    radioaktywny szlamradioactive sludge
  3. (construction) grout (mortar used to fill joints or as a waterproofing material)
    Hypernym: zaprawa
    szlam cementowycement grout

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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