alikwot

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aliquot.[1][2] First attested in 1819.[3][4]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈlik.fɔt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ikfɔt
  • Syllabification: a‧lik‧wot

Noun

alikwot m inan

  1. (physics, music) overtone (tone ringing alongside the fundamental, aiding in deciding the color of the tone)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

References

  1. Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “alikwot”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. Karol Kurpiński (1819) Myśli urywkowe Karola Kurpińskiego.‎, page 32
  4. alikwot in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

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