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

  1. (geology, petrology) aphanite (certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

References

  1. ^ Ignacy Jakowicki (1827) Wykład oryktognozyi i początków geognozyi[1] (in Polish), page 377

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English aphanite.

Noun

afanit n (uncountable)

  1. (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 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