blachmal

blachmal

Polish

Etymology

    Borrowed from German Blachmahl. First attested in 1670.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈblax.mal/
    • Rhymes: -axmal
    • Syllabification: blach‧mal

    Noun

    blachmal m inan

    1. (archaic, pathology) cataract, leucoma
      Synonym: bielmo
    2. (archaic, figuratively) blinding, concealing (concealing or changing information so someone isn't aware of something)

    Declension

    References

    1. ^ Wiesław Morawski (11.01.2010), “BLACHMAL”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

    Further reading

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