panoptikum

See also: Panoptikum

Czech

Etymology

Cognate with English panopticon.

Noun

panoptikum m

  1. wax museum, waxworks

Declension
Declension of panoptikum (velar neuter foreign)
singular plural
nominative panoptikum panoptika
genitive panoptika panoptik
dative panoptiku panoptikům
accusative panoptikum panoptika
vocative panoptikum panoptika
locative panoptiku panoptikách
instrumental panoptikem panoptiky

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Panoptikum, from English panopticon.[1] Coined by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham in 1791. Doublet of panoptikon.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌpa.nɔpˈti.kum/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ikum
  • Syllabification: pa‧nop‧ti‧kum

Noun

panoptikum n

  1. (literary) cabinet of curiosities, kunstkammer, panopticon, Wunderkammer (place for the exhibition of novelties)
    Synonyms: gabinet osobliwości, kunstkamera, menażeria
  2. (literary) wax figure display case
    Synonym: gabinet figur woskowych
  3. (derogatory, literary) cabinet of curiosities, hodge-podge, kunstkammer, melange, Wunderkammer (collection of weird and mismatched items)
    Synonyms: gabinet osobliwości, kunstkamera, menażeria

Declension
Declension of panoptikum
singular plural
nominative panoptikum panoptika
genitive panoptikum panoptików
dative panoptikum panoptikom
accusative panoptikum panoptika
instrumental panoptikum panoptikami
locative panoptikum panoptikach
vocative panoptikum panoptika

References
  1. Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN

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