afanit
Polish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀφανής (aphanḗs) + -it. First attested in 1827.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈfa.ɲit/
- Rhymes: -aɲit
- Syllabification: a‧fa‧nit
Noun
afanit m inan
- (geology, petrology) aphanite (certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye)
Declension
Declension of afanit
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | afanit | afanity |
| genitive | afanitu | afanitów |
| dative | afanitowi | afanitom |
| accusative | afanit | afanity |
| instrumental | afanitem | afanitami |
| locative | afanicie | afanitach |
| vocative | afanicie | afanity |
Derived terms
adjective
References
Further reading
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “afanit”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 11
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from English aphanite.
Noun
afanit n (uncountable)
- (geology, petrology) aphanite (certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye)
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | afanit | afanitul |
| genitive-dative | afanit | afanitului |
| vocative | afanitule | |
References
- afanit in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN