tygiel

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Tiegel, from Middle High German tigel, tegel, from Old High German tegel, tegal, from Proto-Germanic *digulaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɘ.ɡjɛl/
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  • Rhymes: -ɘɡjɛl
  • Syllabification: ty‧giel

Noun

tygiel m inan (diminutive tygielek or tyglik)

  1. crucible, melting pot (cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment)
  2. crucible, melting pot (bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with a long handle; also: the contents of this utensil)
  3. (figuratively, sociology) melting pot (place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized)
    Synonym: mieszanina

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • tyglowy
nouns
  • tyglak
  • tyglarz
  • tyglówka

Further reading

  • tygiel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • tygiel in Polish dictionaries at PWN