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alteracja.

modulation of a note or chord by a half step

9 characters4 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/al.tɛˈra.t͡sja/
  1. modulation of a note or chord by a half step

    feminine
  2. unrest

    archaic · feminine
    wielka alteracja
  3. humour imbalance, bad mood, poor health

    Middle · Polish · feminine
  4. alteration, change

    Middle · Polish · feminine
  5. grafting

    Middle · Polish · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Italic *aljos Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *aliteros Latin alter Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin alterāre, alterō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin alterātiōlbor. Polish alteracja Learned borrowing from Latin alterātiō. First attested in 1588.

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