tygiel

Polish

Alternative forms

• trygiel (Chełmno-Dobrzyń)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Tiegel, from Middle High German tigel, tegel, from Old High German tegel, tegal, from Proto-Germanic *digulaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɘɡjɛl/

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• Rhymes: -ɘɡjɛl
• Syllabification: ty‧giel

Noun

tygiel m inan (diminutive tygielek or tyglik)

1. crucible, melting pot (cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment)
2. crucible, melting pot (bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with a long handle; also: the contents of this utensil)
3. (figuratively, sociology) melting pot (place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized)

   Synonym: mieszanina

Declension

Declension of tygiel

	singular	plural
nominative	tygiel	tygle
genitive	tygla	tygli
dative	tyglowi	tyglom
accusative	tygiel	tygle
instrumental	tyglem	tyglami
locative	tyglu	tyglach
vocative	tyglu	tygle

Derived terms

adjective

• tyglowy

 

nouns

• tyglak
• tyglarz
• tyglówka

 

Further reading

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