akwalung

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English aqualung. First attested in 1957.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkfa.luŋk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aluŋk
• Syllabification: a‧kwa‧lung

Noun

akwalung m inan

1. (underwater diving) aqualung (piece of equipment consisting of an oxygen tank and breathing apparatus used by divers to allow them to breathe underwater at depth)

   Synonym: aparat nurkowy

Declension

Declension of akwalung

	singular	plural
nominative	akwalung	akwalungi
genitive	akwalungu	akwalungów
dative	akwalungowi	akwalungom
accusative	akwalung	akwalungi
instrumental	akwalungiem	akwalungami
locative	akwalungu	akwalungach
vocative	akwalungu	akwalungi

Further reading

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