igelit

Czech

Etymology

From Igelit, a type of soft polyvinyl chloride manufactured in the late 1930s by IG Farben, Germany.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɪɡɛlɪt]

Noun

igelit m inan

  1. a sheet of plastic

Usage notes

  • The term is now used in everyday, non-technical Czech for any sheet plastic, thus usually referring to polythene or polypropylene rather than polyvinyl chloride.

Declension

Declension of igelit (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative igelit igelity
genitive igelitu igelitů
dative igelitu igelitům
accusative igelit igelity
vocative igelite igelity
locative igelitu igelitech
instrumental igelitem igelity

Derived terms

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