alchemista

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See also: alchemistą

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From alchēmia +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alchēmista m or f (genitive alchēmistae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) alchemist

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative alchēmista alchēmistae
Genitive alchēmistae alchēmistārum
Dative alchēmistae alchēmistīs
Accusative alchēmistam alchēmistās
Ablative alchēmistā alchēmistīs
Vocative alchēmista alchēmistae

References

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  • alchemista in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin alchēmista,[1] under influence of French alchimiste.[2] By surface analysis, alchemia +‎ -ista. First attested in 1534.[3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /al.xɛˈmis.ta/
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  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: al‧che‧mis‧ta

Noun

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alchemista m pers

  1. (dated, alchemy) alchemist (person involved in the field of alchemy)
    Synonym: alchemik
  2. (Middle Polish, medicine) doctor who heals with mineral substances[1]
  3. (Middle Polish, medicine) herbalist capable of making plant extracts[1]

Declension

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jadwiga Chotkowska (30.08.2014) “ALCHYMISTA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “alchemista”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “alchimista”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

Further reading

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