kosmetyka

See also: kosmetyką

Polish

Etymology 1

Internationalism; possibly borrowed from German Kosmetik or French cosmétique.[1][2][3] Compare Silesian kosmetyka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (standard) /kɔsˈmɛ.tɨ.ka/
  • IPA(key): (colloquial; common in casual speech) /kɔs.mɛˈtɨ.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨka
  • Syllabification: kos‧me‧ty‧ka

Noun

kosmetyka f

  1. cosmetics; cosmesis (preservation, restoration, or bestowing of physical beauty, especially to the human body)
  2. cosmetics (art of performing such activities)
  3. (education) cosmetics, cosmetology (major at university specializing in the study of such activities)
  4. cosmetics (activies associated with a beautiful appearance of an area)
  5. cosmetics (intangible influences that improve the overall perception of some thing or situation)
Declension
Derived terms
nouns
  • kosmetyka lekarska
Descendants
  • Kashubian: kòsmetika

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔs.mɛˈtɨ.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ɨka
  • Syllabification: kos‧me‧ty‧ka

Noun

kosmetyka m pers

  1. genitive/accusative singular of kosmetyk

References

  1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “kosmetyka”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “kosmetyka”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  3. Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “kosmetyka”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Further reading

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