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teleskop.

telescope (any instrument used to observe distant objects)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɛˈlɛ.skɔp/

  1. telescope (any instrument used to observe distant objects)

    inanimate · masculine

  2. telescope (any instrument used to observe distant objects) telescope (optical instrument that magnifies)

    inanimate · masculine

  3. telescopic hydraulic cylinder

    colloquial · inanimate · masculine

  4. telescopic shock absorber

    colloquial · inanimate · masculine

  5. telephoto camera

    colloquial · inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle) Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Ancient Greek τηλεσκόπος (tēleskópos)lbor. Polish teleskop Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τηλεσκόπος (tēleskópos, “far-seeing”). First attested in 1770.

noun/tɛˈlɛ.skɔp/

  1. telescope (goldfish)

    animal-not-person · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle) Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Ancient Greek τηλεσκόπος (tēleskópos)lbor. Polish teleskop Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τηλεσκόπος (tēleskópos, “far-seeing”). First attested in 1770.

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