amiant

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin amiantus, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μῐ́ᾰντος (amíantos).

Pronunciation

Noun

amiant m (plural amiants)

  1. asbestos
    Synonym: asbest

Further reading

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French amiante,[1] from Latin amiantus, from Ancient Greek ἀμίαντος (amíantos).[2] First attested in 1613.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.mjant/
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  • Rhymes: -amjant
  • Syllabification: a‧miant

Noun

amiant m inan

  1. (mineralogy) amianthus

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

References

  1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “amiant”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “amiant”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. Barbara Rykiel-Kempf (17.09.2020) “AMIANT”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

Further reading

Romanian

Noun

amiant n (plural amiante)

  1. Alternative form of amiantă

Declension

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