tynktura

See also: tynkturą

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin tīnctūra.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɨŋkˈtu.ra/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Syllabification: tynk‧tu‧ra

Noun

tynktura f

  1. (literary, medicine) tincture (medicine consisting of one or more substances dissolved in ethanol or some other solvent)
    Synonym: nalewka
  2. (heraldry, historical) tincture (hue or pattern used in the depiction of a coat of arms)
  3. (cosmetics) tincture (substance of plant or animal origin which is an intermediate in the process of creating perfumes)
  4. (alchemy, historical) philosopher's stone (supposed substance able to turn base metals, such as lead or mercury, into gold or silver, also sometimes claimed to cure any illness (as panacea) or confer immortality (as elixir of life), among other functions)
    Synonym: kamień filozoficzny

Declension
Declension of tynktura
singular plural
nominative tynktura tynktury
genitive tynktury tynktur
dative tynkturze tynkturom
accusative tynkturę tynktury
instrumental tynkturą tynkturami
locative tynkturze tynkturach
vocative tynkturo tynktury

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