mazurzenie

Unadapted borrowing from Polish mazurzenie.

mazurzenie (uncountable)

1. (phonology) The replacement or merger of the Polish language's series of retroflex fricatives and affricates /ʂ, ʐ, t͡ʂ, d͡ʐ/ (written ⟨sz⟩, ⟨ż⟩, ⟨cz⟩, ⟨dż⟩) into the alveolar series /s, z, t͡s, d͡z/ (written ⟨s⟩, ⟨z⟩, ⟨c⟩, ⟨dz⟩), present in Masovian and other dialects.

   Synonym: mazuration

From mazurzyć +‎ -enie.

• IPA^(key): /ma.zuˈʐɛ.ɲɛ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɲɛ
• Syllabification: ma‧zu‧rze‧nie

mazurzenie n

1. verbal noun of mazurzyć
2. (phonology) mazurzenie, mazuration

• mazurzenie in Polish dictionaries at PWN