asterysk

asterysk

Polish

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος (asterískos).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /asˈtɛ.rɘsk/
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    • Rhymes: -ɛrɘsk
    • Syllabification: as‧te‧rysk

    Noun

    asterysk m inan

    1. (typography) asterisk (the character *)
      Synonym: gwiazdka
    2. (Eastern Orthodoxy) asterisk, star cover (a holy vessel)

    Declension

    Further reading

    • asterysk”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[1] (in Polish)