afanit

Polish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀφανής (aphanḗs) +‎ -it. First attested in 1827.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈfa.ɲit/
  • Rhymes: -aɲit
  • Syllabification: a‧fa‧nit

Noun

afanit m inan

  1. (geology, petrology) aphanite (certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye)

Declension
Declension of afanit
singular plural
nominative afanit afanity
genitive afanitu afanitów
dative afanitowi afanitom
accusative afanit afanity
instrumental afanitem afanitami
locative afanicie afanitach
vocative afanicie afanity

Derived terms
adjective

References
  1. Ignacy Jakowicki (1827) Wykład oryktognozyi i początków geognozyi‎ (in Polish), page 377

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English aphanite.

Noun

afanit n (uncountable)

  1. (geology, petrology) aphanite (certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye)

Declension
declension of afanit (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) afanit afanitul
genitive/dative (unui) afanit afanitului
vocative afanitule

References
  • afanit in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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