kuriozum

See also: kuriózum

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Italic *ən-
Latin in-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷey-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys-der.
Proto-Italic *kʷoizā
Latin cūra
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Latin incūria
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der.
Proto-Indo-European *-h₃d-s-o-?
Latin -ōsus
Latin incūriōsusbf.
Latin cūriōsumlbor.
Polish kuriozum

    Learned borrowing from Latin cūriōsum, neuter of cūriōsus.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kuˈrjɔ.zum/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɔzum
    • Syllabification: ku‧rio‧zum

    Noun

    kuriozum n

    1. curio, curiosity (something highly unusual)
    2. (singular only) absurdity (something incomprehensible)

    Declension

    Declension of kuriozum
    singular plural
    nominative kuriozum kurioza
    genitive kuriozum kuriozów
    dative kuriozum kuriozom
    accusative kuriozum kurioza
    instrumental kuriozum kuriozami
    locative kuriozum kuriozach
    vocative kuriozum kurioza

    Derived terms

    adjective
    adverb

    Further reading

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