pszczelny

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish pczelny, from Proto-Slavic *bьčelьnъ. By surface analysis, pszczoła + -ny.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʂt͡ʂɛl.nɨ/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈpʂt͡ʂɛl.nɨ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlnɨ
  • Syllabification: pszczel‧ny

Adjective

pszczelny (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (archaic, relational) bee, apian
    Synonym: pszczeli
    • 1895, Ignacy Machnikowski, Krótka Historya Naturalna, archived from the original on 2022-01-01, page 96:
      Drętwa żyjąca głównie w morzu Śródziemnym, ma przyrząd elektryczny o słupkowatych komórkach, na podobieństwo plastra pszczelnego ustawionych.
      The electric ray, living mainly in the Mediterranean Sea, has an electrical organ with rod-shaped cells positioned similar to a bee honeycomb.

Declension

Further reading

  • pszczelny in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “pszczelny”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
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