atawizm

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French atavisme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈta.vizm/
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  • Rhymes: -avizm
  • Syllabification: a‧ta‧wizm

Noun

atawizm m inan

  1. (genetics) atavism (reappearance of an ancestral characteristic)
  2. (sociology) atavism (reversion to past primitive behavior, especially violence)

Declension

Declension of atawizm
singular
nominative atawizm
genitive atawizmu
dative atawizmowi
accusative atawizm
instrumental atawizmem
locative atawizmie
vocative atawizmie

Derived terms

adjective
adverb

Further reading

  • atawizm in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • atawizm in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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