akwalung

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English aqualung.[1] First attested in 1957.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /akˈfa.luŋk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aluŋk
  • Syllabification: ak‧wa‧lung

Noun

akwalung m inan

  1. (underwater diving) aqualung (piece of equipment consisting of an oxygen tank and breathing apparatus used by divers to allow them to breathe underwater at depth)
    Synonym: aparat nurkowy

Declension
Declension of akwalung
singular plural
nominative akwalung akwalungi
genitive akwalungu akwalungów
dative akwalungowi akwalungom
accusative akwalung akwalungi
instrumental akwalungiem akwalungami
locative akwalungu akwalungach
vocative akwalungu akwalungi

References
  1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “akwalung”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. akwalung in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

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