ałun

See also: alun, Alun, and alún

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish hałun. Compare Kashubian ałun and Slovincian alún.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.wun/
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  • Rhymes: -awun
  • Syllabification: a‧łun

Noun

ałun m inan (related adjective ałunowy)

  1. alum (astringent salt, usually occurring in the form of pale crystals, much used in the dyeing and tanning trade and in certain medicines, and now understood to be a double sulphate of potassium and aluminium (K2SO4·Al2(SO4)3·24H2O))
    używać ałunu ― to use alum
  2. (inorganic chemistry) alum (any similar double sulphate in which either or both of the potassium and aluminium is wholly or partly replaced by other univalent or tervalent cations)
    ałun potasowy ― potassium alum

Declension

Declension of ałun
singular plural
nominative ałun ałuny
genitive ałunu ałunów
dative ałunowi ałunom
accusative ałun ałuny
instrumental ałunem ałunami
locative ałunie ałunach
vocative ałunie ałuny

Derived terms

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