faeton

See also: Faeton, faetón, and Faetón

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faˈɛ.tɔn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtɔn
  • Syllabification: fa‧e‧ton
  • Homophone: Faeton

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French phaéton, see etymology 2.[1] First attested in 1735.[2]

Noun

faeton m inan

  1. (vehicles) phaeton (a light four-wheeled open carriage drawn by four horses)
  2. (automotive) phaeton (a large open touring motorcar with a folding top)
Declension
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Φᾰέθων (Phaéthōn).[3]

Noun

faeton m animal

  1. tropicbird (any of the various seabirds of the family Phaethontidae)
Declension

References

  1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “faeton I”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. FAETON”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 28.11.2018
  3. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “faeton I”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French phaéton.

Noun

faeton n (plural faetoane)

  1. phaeton

Declension

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