żmirłacz

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Polish

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Etymology

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Blend of żmija +‎ żarłacz, coined by Polish translator Robert Stiller as a calque of English snark.[1] First attested in 1973.[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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żmirłacz m inan

  1. (graph theory) snark

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Grzegorz Gazda, Słowinia Tynecka-Makowska (2006) Słownik rodzajów i gatunków literackich[1] (in Polish), page 313
  2. ^ Literatura na świecie[2] (in Polish), numbers 5-6, 1973, page 292

Further reading

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