alimenty

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈalɪmɛntɪ]

Noun

alimenty m inan pl

  1. alimony (court-enforced allowance)
    Synonym: výživné n

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Polish

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Etymology

Plural of obsolete alimentum, aliment (nourishment), from Latin alimentum.[1] Sense 1 is a semantic loan from German Alimente or French aliments.[2] First attested in 1578.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.liˈmɛn.tɘ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛntɘ
  • Syllabification: a‧li‧men‧ty

Noun

alimenty nvir pl

  1. (law) alimony (court-enforced allowance)
  2. (obsolete) aliment (nourishment, sustenance)

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References

  1. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “alimenta”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  2. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “alimenty”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  3. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “alimentum”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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