rdzeń

See also: Rdzeń

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish drzeń. Sense 7 is a semantic loan from English core.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈrd͡zɛɲ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɲ
  • Syllabification: rdzeń

Noun

rdzeń m inan (related adjective rdzeniowy or rdzenny)

  1. (botany) pith, medulla (soft tissue filling the root, stem, or trunk of a tree)
    Synonym: dusza
  2. core (most important part of a whole)
    Synonyms: ekstrakt, esencja, istota, sól, substancja
  3. core (long middle part of cylindrical objects)
  4. (anatomy) cord (part of the nervous system located in the spinal canal connecting to the brain)
    rdzeń kręgowy ― spinal cord
  5. (linguistics) root (morpheme containing the basic meaning of a word, found in all words related to it)
    Synonym: pień
  6. (electrical engineering) core (metal part placed inside an electromagnet or transformer)
  8. (computer hardware) core (individual computer processor, in the sense when several processors are plugged together in one single integrated circuit to work as one)
  9. (nuclear energy) core (main part of a nuclear reactor containing uranium)
  10. (metallurgy) core (part of a casting mold that allows the internal shape of an object to be recreated)
  11. core (hardest part of an abscess, boil, corn, etc.)
  12. (obsolete) core (center or middle part of something)
    Synonym: środek

Declension

Declension of rdzeń
singular plural
nominative rdzeń rdzenie
genitive rdzenia rdzeni
dative rdzeniowi rdzeniom
accusative rdzeń rdzenie
instrumental rdzeniem rdzeniami
locative rdzeniu rdzeniach
vocative rdzeniu rdzenie

Further reading

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