paraliż

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin paralysis, from Ancient Greek παράλυσις (parálusis, “palsy”), from παραλύειν (paralúein, “to disable on one side”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + λύειν (lúein, “loosen”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paˈra.liʂ/
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  • Rhymes: -aliʂ
  • Syllabification: pa‧ra‧liż

Noun

paraliż m inan

  1. (pathology) paralysis, palsy (loss of muscle control)
    Synonyms: porażenie, bezwład, bezwładność
  2. paralysis (state of being inable to act)

Declension
Declension of paraliż
singular
nominative paraliż
genitive paraliżu
dative paraliżowi
accusative paraliż
instrumental paraliżem
locative paraliżu
vocative paraliżu

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adjectives
adverbs
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Further reading
  • paraliż in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • paraliż in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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