zaród

See also: Zaród

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish zaród. By surface analysis, deverbal from zarodzić. See za- and rodzić. Comparable to Russian зародыш (zarodyš, “embryo”), Czech zarodek, Macedonian зародок (zarodok), etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈza.rut/
  • Rhymes: -arut
  • Syllabification: za‧ród
  • Homophone: Zaród

Noun

zaród m inan

  1. (dated, embryology) embryo (fertilized egg before developing into a fetus)
    Synonyms: embrion, zarodek
  2. (dated, figurative) germ (origin or earliest version of an idea or project)
    Synonyms: początek, zalążek, zarodek

Declension

Declension of zaród
singular plural
nominative zaród zarody
genitive zarodu zarodów
dative zarodowi zarodom
accusative zaród zarody
instrumental zarodem zarodami
locative zarodzie zarodach
vocative zarodzie zarody

Further reading

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