alchemia

See also: alchemią

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    alchēmīa f (genitive alchēmīae); first declension

    1. (Medieval Latin) alchemy

    Declension

    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative alchēmīa alchēmīae
    genitive alchēmīae alchēmīārum
    dative alchēmīae alchēmīīs
    accusative alchēmīam alchēmīās
    ablative alchēmīā alchēmīīs
    vocative alchēmīa alchēmīae

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    Descendants

    Further reading

    Polish

    Alternative forms

    • alchimija, alchymija, alkumija, alchimia, alchymia, alchemja (obsolete) First attested in 1534.[1]

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Middle High German alchimîe.[2][3] Doublet of chemia.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /alˈxɛ.mja/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɛmja
    • Syllabification: al‧che‧mia

    Noun

    alchemia f

    1. (alchemy) alchemy (ancient chemistry)
      średniowieczna alchemiamedieval alchemy
      starożytna alchemiaancient alchemy
      rozwój alchemiithe development of alchemy
      historia alchemiithe history of alchemy
      praktykować/uprawiać alchemięto practice alchemy
    2. (literary) alchemy (act of creating something mysterious)
      tajemnicza alchemiamysterious alchemy

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    References

    1. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “alchimija”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
    2. ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “alchemia”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
    3. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “alchemia”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

    Further reading