encyklopedia

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English encyclopedia, French encyclopédie, German Enzyklopädie, ultimately from New Latin encyclopaedīa, from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛn.t͡sɘ.klɔˈpɛ.dja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛdja
  • Syllabification: en‧cy‧klo‧pe‧dia

Noun

encyklopedia f (related adjective encyklopedyczny)

  1. encyclopedia (comprehensive reference with articles on a range of topic)
  2. encyclopedia (collection of information from a particular discipline of science or from different fields)

Declension

adverbs
  • encyklopedycznie
nouns
  • encyklopedyczność
  • encyklopedyk
  • encyklopedysta
  • encyklopedyzm

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