magnum opus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin magnum opus.

ubor

(alchemy) magnum opus (process of working with the prima materia to create the philosopher's stone)


wiatr

pl-noun

wiatr m inan (diminutive wietrzyk or wiaterek, augmentative wietrzysko, related adjective wietrzny)

wietrzyk (diminutive)
wiaterek (diminutive)
wietrzysko (augmentative)
wietrzny (adjective)
wiatr (nominative singular)
wiatry (nominative plural)
wiatru (genitive singular)
wiatrów (genitive plural)
wiatrowi (dative singular)
wiatrom (dative plural)
wiatr (accusative singular)
wiatry (accusative plural)
wiatrem (instrumental singular)
wiatrami (instrumental plural)
wietrze (locative singular)
wiatrach (locative plural)
wietrze (singular vocative)
wiatry (plural vocative)

(philosophy, alchemy) wind; air (one of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans)


ogień

ogień m inan (diminutive ogienek or ogieniek, related adjective ogniowy)

ogienek (diminutive)
ogieniek (diminutive)
ogniowy (adjective)
ogień (nominative singular)
ognie (nominative plural)
ognia (genitive singular)
ogni (genitive plural)
ogniów (genitive plural)
ogniowi (dative singular)
ogniom (dative plural)
ogień (accusative singular)
ognie (accusative plural)
ogniem (instrumental singular)
ogniami (instrumental plural)
ogniu (locative singular)
ogniach (locative plural)
ogniu (singular vocative)
ognie (plural vocative)

(philosophy, alchemy) fire (one of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans)


alchimista

alchimista (nominative singular)
alchimiści (nominative plural)
alchimisty (derogatory nominative plural)
alchimisty (genitive singular)
alchimistów (genitive plural)
alchimiście (dative singular)
alchimistom (dative plural)
alchimistę (accusative singular)
alchimistów (accusative plural)
alchimistą (instrumental singular)
alchimistami (instrumental plural)
alchimiście (locative singular)
alchimistach (locative plural)
alchimisto (singular vocative)
alchimiści (plural vocative)

(alchemy, obsolete) Alternative form of alchemista


alchimia

alchimia (nominative singular)
alchimii (genitive singular)
alchimii (dative singular)
alchimię (accusative singular)
alchimią (instrumental singular)
alchimii (locative singular)
alchimio (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ).

bor+

اَلْكِيمِيَاء

(alchemy, obsolete) Alternative form of alchemia


eter

pl-noun

eter m inan (related adjective eterowy or eteryczny or eterny)

eterowy (adjective)
eteryczny (adjective)
eterny (adjective)
eter (nominative singular)
eteru (genitive singular)
eterowi (dative singular)
eter (accusative singular)
eterem (instrumental singular)
eterze (locative singular)
eterze (singular vocative)

Internationalism; compare English ether, French éther, German Äther, ultimately from Latin aethēr, from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr).

(alchemy) quintessence, aether (fifth alchemical element, or essence, after earth, air, fire, and water, that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere)


eliksir

eliksirek (diminutive)
eliksir (nominative singular)
eliksiry (nominative plural)
eliksiru (genitive singular)
eliksirów (genitive plural)
eliksirowi (dative singular)
eliksirom (dative plural)
eliksir (accusative singular)
eliksiry (accusative plural)
eliksirem (instrumental singular)
eliksirami (instrumental plural)
eliksirze (locative singular)
eliksirach (locative plural)
eliksirze (singular vocative)
eliksiry (plural vocative)
eliksyr (alternative obsolete)
elixir (alternative)

Borrowed from French élixir. First attested in 1578.

ref

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

(alchemy) elixir (substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life)


alchemista

alchemista (nominative singular)
alchemiści (nominative plural)
alchemisty (derogatory nominative plural)
alchemisty (genitive singular)
alchemistów (genitive plural)
alchemiście (dative singular)
alchemistom (dative plural)
alchemistę (accusative singular)
alchemistów (accusative plural)
alchemistą (instrumental singular)
alchemistami (instrumental plural)
alchemiście (locative singular)
alchemistach (locative plural)
alchemisto (singular vocative)
alchemiści (plural vocative)
alchimista (alternative obsolete)
alchymista (alternative obsolete)

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

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]

(dated, alchemy) alchemist (person involved in the field of alchemy)


alchemia

alchemia (nominative singular)
alchemii (genitive singular)
alchemii (dative singular)
alchemię (accusative singular)
alchemią (instrumental singular)
alchemii (locative singular)
alchemio (singular vocative)
alchimija (alternative obsolete)
alchymija (alternative obsolete)
alkumija (alternative obsolete)
alchimia (alternative obsolete)
alchymia (alternative obsolete)
alchemja (alternative obsolete)

Borrowed from Middle High German alchimîe. Doublet of chemia.

bor+

średniowieczna alchemia

starożytna alchemia

rozwój alchemii

historia alchemii

praktykować/uprawiać alchemię


opus magnum

Unadapted borrowing from Latin opus magnum.


kwintesencja

kwintesencja (nominative singular)
kwintesencji (genitive singular)
kwintesencji (dative singular)
kwintesencję (accusative singular)
kwintesencją (instrumental singular)
kwintesencji (locative singular)
kwintesencjo (singular vocative)

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin quīnta essentia.


alchymik

alchymik (nominative singular)
alchymicy (nominative plural)
alchymiki (derogatory nominative plural)
alchymika (genitive singular)
alchymików (genitive plural)
alchymikowi (dative singular)
alchymikom (dative plural)
alchymika (accusative singular)
alchymików (accusative plural)
alchymikiem (instrumental singular)
alchymikami (instrumental plural)
alchymiku (locative singular)
alchymikach (locative plural)
alchymiku (singular vocative)
alchymicy (plural vocative)

(alchemy, obsolete) Obsolete form of alchemista.


alchemik

alchemik (nominative singular)
alchemicy (nominative plural)
alchemiki (derogatory nominative plural)
alchemika (genitive singular)
alchemików (genitive plural)
alchemikowi (dative singular)
alchemikom (dative plural)
alchemika (accusative singular)
alchemików (accusative plural)
alchemikiem (instrumental singular)
alchemikami (instrumental plural)
alchemiku (locative singular)
alchemikach (locative plural)
alchemiku (singular vocative)
alchemicy (plural vocative)
alchymik (alternative obsolete)
alchimik (alternative obsolete)

From alchemia + -ik. First attested in 1764.

ref

Krystyna Siekierska (23.10.2014) “ALCHYMIK”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

średniowieczny alchemik

arabski alchemik

niemiecki alchemik

angielski alchemik

polski alchemik

krakowski alchemik

słynny alchemik

znany alchemik

uczony alchemik

współczesny alchemik

dawny alchemik

pracownia alchemika

laboratorium alchemika

warsztat alchemika

gildia alchemików

alchemicy poszukiwali/szukali kamienia filozoficznego

alchemists searched/looked for the philosopher's stone

alchemicy chcieli zamienić ołów w złoto

alchemists wanted to change lead into gold

(alchemy) alchemist (person involved in the field of alchemy)


alchemicki

pl-adj

alchemicki (not comparable, no derived adverb)

alchemicki (masculine nominative singular)
alchemicka (feminine nominative singular)
alchemickie (neuter nominative singular)
alchemiccy (nominative plural virile)
alchemickie (nominative plural)
alchemickiego (genitive masculine singular)
alchemickiej (feminine genitive singular)
alchemickiego (genitive neuter singular)
alchemickich (genitive plural)
alchemickich (genitive plural virile)
alchemickiemu (dative masculine singular)
alchemickiej (dative feminine singular)
alchemickiemu (dative neuter singular)
alchemickim (dative plural)
alchemickim (dative plural virile)
alchemickiego (accusative animate masculine singular)
alchemicki (accusative inanimate masculine singular)
alchemicką (accusative feminine singular)
alchemickie (accusative neuter singular)
alchemickich (accusative plural virile)
alchemickie (accusative plural)
alchemickim (instrumental masculine singular)
alchemicką (feminine instrumental singular)
alchemickim (instrumental neuter singular)
alchemickimi (instrumental plural)
alchemickimi (instrumental plural virile)
alchemickim (locative masculine singular)
alchemickiej (feminine locative singular)
alchemickim (locative neuter singular)
alchemickich (locative plural)
alchemickich (locative plural virile)
alchimicki (alternative Middle Polish)
alchymicki (alternative Middle Polish)

From alchemik + -cki. First attested in 1534.

ref

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

alchemicki in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

alchimicka nauka

(relational, alchemy, archaic) alchemist


alchemiczny

pl-adj

alchemiczny (not comparable, derived adverb alchemicznie)

alchemiczny (masculine nominative singular)
alchemiczna (feminine nominative singular)
alchemiczne (neuter nominative singular)
alchemiczni (nominative plural virile)
alchemiczne (nominative plural)
alchemicznego (genitive masculine singular)
alchemicznej (feminine genitive singular)
alchemicznego (genitive neuter singular)
alchemicznych (genitive plural)
alchemicznych (genitive plural virile)
alchemicznemu (dative masculine singular)
alchemicznej (dative feminine singular)
alchemicznemu (dative neuter singular)
alchemicznym (dative plural)
alchemicznym (dative plural virile)
alchemicznego (accusative animate masculine singular)
alchemiczny (accusative inanimate masculine singular)
alchemiczną (accusative feminine singular)
alchemiczne (accusative neuter singular)
alchemicznych (accusative plural virile)
alchemiczne (accusative plural)
alchemicznym (instrumental masculine singular)
alchemiczną (feminine instrumental singular)
alchemicznym (instrumental neuter singular)
alchemicznymi (instrumental plural)
alchemicznymi (instrumental plural virile)
alchemicznym (locative masculine singular)
alchemicznej (feminine locative singular)
alchemicznym (locative neuter singular)
alchemicznych (locative plural)
alchemicznych (locative plural virile)
alchimiczny (alternative Middle Polish)

From alchemia + -iczny. First attested in 1672.

ref

Jadwiga Chotkowska (25.03.2019) “ALCHIMICZNY”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

(relational, alchemy) alchemy; alchemical


alembik

alembik (nominative singular)
alembiki (nominative plural)
alembiku (genitive singular)
alembików (genitive plural)
alembikowi (dative singular)
alembikom (dative plural)
alembik (accusative singular)
alembiki (accusative plural)
alembikiem (instrumental singular)
alembikami (instrumental plural)
alembiku (locative singular)
alembikach (locative plural)
alembiku (singular vocative)
alembiki (plural vocative)
alambik (alternative Middle Polish)
olembik (alternative Middle Polish)
olimbik (alternative Middle Polish)

Borrowed from French alambic or Spanish alambique, from Medieval Latin alembīcum, from Arabic إِنْبِيق (ʔinbīq), from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ámbix, “cup, cap of a still”). First attested in 1534.

ref

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


tynktura

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

(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)


kamień filozoficzny

kamień filozoficzny (nominative singular)
kamienie filozoficzne (nominative plural)
kamienia filozoficznego (genitive singular)
kamieni filozoficznych (genitive plural)
kamieniowi filozoficznemu (dative singular)
kamieniom filozoficznym (dative plural)
kamień filozoficzny (accusative singular)
kamienie filozoficzne (accusative plural)
kamieniem filozoficznym (instrumental singular)
kamieniami filozoficznymi (instrumental plural)
kamieniu filozoficznym (locative singular)
kamieniach filozoficznych (locative plural)
kamieniu filozoficzny (singular vocative)
kamienie filozoficzne (plural vocative)

Literally, “philosopher's stone”. Calque of Latin lapis philosophōrum.

(alchemy, historical, idiomatic) 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)


alchemicznie

From alchemiczny + -ie. First attested in 1840.

Tygodnik Petersburski (in Polish), number R.11, cz. 21, nr 12, 1840, page 60

alchemicznie in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

(alchemy) alchemically (ni a way according to the rules of alchemy)


eliksir życia

eliksir życia (nominative singular)
eliksiry życia (nominative plural)
eliksiru życia (genitive singular)
eliksirów życia (genitive plural)
eliksirowi życia (dative singular)
eliksirom życia (dative plural)
eliksir życia (accusative singular)
eliksiry życia (accusative plural)
eliksirem życia (instrumental singular)
eliksirami życia (instrumental plural)
eliksirze życia (locative singular)
eliksirach życia (locative plural)
eliksirze życia (singular vocative)
eliksiry życia (plural vocative)
eliksir młodości (alternative)

(alchemy) elixir of life (drink that guarantees eternal youth)


eliksir młodości

eliksir młodości (nominative singular)
eliksiry młodości (nominative plural)
eliksiru młodości (genitive singular)
eliksirów młodości (genitive plural)
eliksirowi młodości (dative singular)
eliksirom młodości (dative plural)
eliksir młodości (accusative singular)
eliksiry młodości (accusative plural)
eliksirem młodości (instrumental singular)
eliksirami młodości (instrumental plural)
eliksirze młodości (locative singular)
eliksirach młodości (locative plural)
eliksirze młodości (singular vocative)
eliksiry młodości (plural vocative)

(alchemy) Alternative form of eliksir życia