ałun

See also: alun, Alun, and alún

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-
    Latin -men
    Latin alūmen
    Old French alumbor.
    Old High German alūne
    Middle High German alūnbor.
    Old Polish hałun
    Polish ałun

    Inherited from Old Polish hałun. Compare Kashubian ałun and Slovincian alún.

    Pronunciation

     
    • IPA(key): /ˈa.wun/
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    • Rhymes: -awun
    • Syllabification: a‧łun

    Noun

    ałun m inan (related adjective ałunowy)

    1. alum (astringent salt, usually occurring in the form of pale crystals, much used in the dyeing and tanning trade and in certain medicines, and now understood to be a double sulphate of potassium and aluminium (K2SO4·Al2(SO4)3·24H2O))
      używać ałunu ― to use alum
    2. (inorganic chemistry) alum (any similar double sulphate in which either or both of the potassium and aluminium is wholly or partly replaced by other univalent or tervalent cations)
      ałun potasowy ― potassium alum

    Declension

    Declension of ałun
    singular plural
    nominative ałun ałuny
    genitive ałunu ałunów
    dative ałunowi ałunom
    accusative ałun ałuny
    instrumental ałunem ałunami
    locative ałunie ałunach
    vocative ałunie ałuny

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