chityna

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French chitine, from Latin chitōn, from Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xiˈtɨ.na/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨna
  • Syllabification: chi‧ty‧na

Noun

chityna f

  1. (biochemistry) chitin

Declension
Declension of chityna
singular
nominative chityna
genitive chityny
dative chitynie
accusative chitynę
instrumental chityną
locative chitynie
vocative chityno

Further reading
  • chityna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • chityna in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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