alchemista

See also: alchemistą

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From alchēmia +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

Noun

alchēmista m or f (genitive alchēmistae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) alchemist

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative alchēmista alchēmistae
Genitive alchēmistae alchēmistārum
Dative alchēmistae alchēmistīs
Accusative alchēmistam alchēmistās
Ablative alchēmistā alchēmistīs
Vocative alchēmista alchēmistae

References
  • alchemista in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin alchēmista,[1] under influence of French alchimiste.[2] By surface analysis, alchemia +‎ -ista. First attested in 1534.[3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /al.xɛˈmis.ta/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: al‧che‧mis‧ta

Noun

alchemista m pers

  1. (dated, alchemy) alchemist (person involved in the field of alchemy)
    Synonym: alchemik
  2. (Middle Polish, medicine) doctor who heals with mineral substances[1]
  3. (Middle Polish, medicine) herbalist capable of making plant extracts[1]

Declension
Declension of alchemista
singular plural
nominative alchemista alchemiści/alchemisty (deprecative)
genitive alchemisty alchemistów
dative alchemiście alchemistom
accusative alchemistę alchemistów
instrumental alchemistą alchemistami
locative alchemiście alchemistach
vocative alchemisto alchemiści
adjectives
adverb
nouns

References
  1. Jadwiga Chotkowska (30.08.2014) “ALCHYMISTA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
  2. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “alchemista”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “alchimista”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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