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/
  • Audio(file)
  • 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 Polish dictionaries at PWN
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