alabastyr

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Old Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin alabaster.[1] First attested in 1419.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /alʲabastɨr/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /alʲabastɨr/

Noun

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alabastyr m animacy unattested (related adjective alabastrowy)

  1. alabaster
    • 1900 [1419], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2[1], number 5142:
      Alabastir alabastrum
      [Alabastyr alabastrum]

Descendants

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  • Polish: alabaster (obsolete), alabastr

References

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  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “alabastyr”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)