tygiel

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Tiegel, from Middle High German tigel, tegel, from Old High German tegel, tegal, from Proto-Germanic *digulaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɨ.ɡjɛl/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨɡjɛl
  • Syllabification: ty‧giel

Noun

tygiel m inan (diminutive tygielek or tyglik)

  1. crucible, melting pot (cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment)
  2. crucible, melting pot (bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with a long handle; also: the contents of this utensil)
  3. (figuratively, sociology) melting pot (place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized)
    Synonym: mieszanina

Declension
Declension of tygiel
singular plural
nominative tygiel tygle
genitive tygla tygli
dative tyglowi tyglom
accusative tygiel tygle
instrumental tyglem tyglami
locative tyglu tyglach
vocative tyglu tygle

Derived terms
adjective
  • tyglowy
nouns
  • tyglak
  • tyglarz
  • tyglówka

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