Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Schwärmer.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʂmɛr.mɛl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrmɛl
  • Syllabification: szmer‧mel

Noun

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szmermel m animal

  1. (archaic, pyrotechnics) firework
    Synonyms: fajerwerk, ognie bengalskie, sztuczne ognie
  2. (archaic, figurative) witticism
    Synonyms: dowcip, frazes
  3. (archaic, figurative) rasp, rustle (sound)
    Synonyms: szmer, zgrzyt

Declension

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or:

References

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  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “szmermel”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

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