atawizm

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French atavisme.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈta.vizm/
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Rhymes: -avizm
Syllabification: a‧ta‧wizm

Noun

atawizm m inan

(genetics) atavism (reappearance of an ancestral characteristic)
(sociology) atavism (reversion to past primitive behavior, especially violence)

Declension

Declension of atawizm

	singular
nominative	atawizm
genitive	atawizmu
dative	atawizmowi
accusative	atawizm
instrumental	atawizmem
locative	atawizmie
vocative	atawizmie

Derived terms

adjective

atawistyczny

adverb

atawistycznie

Further reading

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

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