balaz

See also: Baláž

Old Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Latin?”) First attested in 1472.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /balʲas/

IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /balʲas/
Homophone: balas

Noun

balaz m animacy unattested

type of purple garnet
- 1900 [1472], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2‎, number 1850:
  Balaz balasius
  [Balaz balasius]

References

B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “balaz”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

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