apteka

See also: aptéka, aptekâ, and apteką

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish apoteka, frmo Latin apothēca,[1][2] from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, repository).[3] First attested in the second half of the 15th century.[4]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apˈtɛ.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛka
  • Syllabification: ap‧te‧ka

Noun

apteka f

  1. (pharmacy) pharmacy (place where prescription drugs are dispensed)
    Tata kupił wczoraj leki w aptece.Dad bought medicine yesterday at the pharmacy

Declension

adjectives
adverbs
nouns

Descendants

  • Belarusian: аптэка (apteka)
  • Bulgarian: аптека (apteka)
  • Macedonian: аптека (apteka)
  • Russian: аптека (apteka) (see there for further descendants)
  • Ukrainian: аптека (apteka)

References

  1. Brückner, Aleksander (1927), apteka”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
  2. Andrzej Bańkowski (2000) Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego (in Polish)
  3. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), apteka”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  4. B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), (apteka) apoteka”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Further reading

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

Uzbek

Etymology

From Russian апте́ка (aptéka), from Polish apteka, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, repository).

Noun

apteka (plural aptekalar)

  1. (medicine) pharmacy
    Synonym: dorixona

Declension

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