meteoryt

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English meteorite, French météorite, German Meteorit, ultimately from Ancient Greek μετέωρος (metéōros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛ.tɛˈɔ.rɘt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔrɘt
  • Syllabification: me‧te‧o‧ryt

Noun

meteoryt m inan (related adjective meteorytowy)

  1. (astronomy, cosmochemistry, geochemistry, mineralogy) meteorite (metallic or stony object or body that is the remains of a meteoroid)
    Coordinate terms: meteor, meteoroid

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
  • meteorytyczny

Further reading

  • meteoryt in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • meteoryt in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • meteoryty in PWN's encyclopedia