cytwar

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German zitwar (German Zitwer), from Old High German zituwar, zitawar, zitewar, from Medieval Latin zedoārium, from Arabic جَدْوَار‎ (jadwār), زَدْوَار‎ (zadwār), from Persian ژدوار‎ (žadvâr), زدوار‎ (zadvâr).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɨt.far/
  • Rhymes: -ɨtfar
  • Syllabification: cyt‧war

Noun

cytwar m inan

  1. zedoary (Curcuma zedoaria)
  2. santonica, wormseed (Seriphidium cinum, syn. Artemisia cina)
    Synonym: rupnik

Declension
Declension of cytwar
singular plural
nominative cytwar cytwary
genitive cytwaru cytwarów
dative cytwarowi cytwarom
accusative cytwar cytwary
instrumental cytwarem cytwarami
locative cytwarze cytwarach
vocative cytwarze cytwary

Descendants
  • → Russian: цитва́рь (citvárʹ), цытва́рь (cytvárʹ), цетва́рь (cetvárʹ)
  • → Ukrainian: цитва́рь (cytvárʹ), цетва́рь (cetvárʹ)

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