ożywiciel

Polish

Etymology

From ożywić +‎ -ciel. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from Latin vīvificantem (accusative masculine/feminine singular of vīvificāns). First attested in 1535[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ɔ.ʐɘˈvi.t͡ɕɛl/
  • Rhymes: -it͡ɕɛl
  • Syllabification: o‧ży‧wi‧ciel

Noun

ożywiciel m pers (female equivalent ożywicielka)

  1. animator, revitaliser
  2. (Christianity, often capitalized, of the Holy Spirit) life-giver, vivifier

Declension

References

  1. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “ożywiciel”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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