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kopalnia

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Polish

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kopalnia

Etymology

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From kopać +‎ -alnia. Calque of Latin fodīna.[1][2][3] First attested in 1782.[4] Displaced góra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔˈpal.ɲa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -alɲa
  • Syllabification: ko‧pal‧nia

Noun

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kopalnia f (related adjective kopalniany)

  1. mine (excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels)
  2. (figuratively) mine (any source of wealth or resources)
    kopalnia złotagold mine

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Kashubian: kòpalniô (calque)
  • Silesian: kopalnia

References

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  1. ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “kopalnia”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
  2. ^ Mańczak, Witold (2017) “kopalnia”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
  3. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “kopalnia”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  4. ^ Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “kopalnia”, in Słownik języka polskiego

Further reading

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Silesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish kopalnia. By surface analysis, kopać +‎ -alnia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔˈpal.ɲa/
  • Rhymes: -alɲa
  • Syllabification: ko‧pal‧nia

Noun

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kopalnia f

  1. mine (excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • kopalnia in silling.org
  • Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022) “kopalnia”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 88