aludel

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin aludel, from Arabic الأُثَال (al-ʔuṯāl, “the sublimation vessel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæl.jʊ.dɛl/

Noun

aludel (plural aludels)

1. A pear-shaped pot with an opening at each end, formerly used, especially by alchemists, for sublimation.

   Synonym: Orphic egg

Translations

pear-shaped pot with an opening at each end

• Italian: aludella f
• Polish: aludel m
• Portuguese: aludel m

Anagrams

• allude

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الأُثَال (al-ʔuṯāl, “the sublimation vessel”). First attested in 1836.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈlu.dɛl/

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• Rhymes: -udɛl
• Syllabification: a‧lu‧del

Noun

aludel m inan

1. aludel (pear shaped pot)

Declension

Declension of aludel

	singular	plural
nominative	aludel	aludele
genitive	aludelu	aludeli/aludelów
dative	aludelowi	aludelom
accusative	aludel	aludele
instrumental	aludelem	aludelami
locative	aludelu	aludelach
vocative	aludelu	aludele

Further reading

• aludel in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “aludel”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “aludel”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 28

Portuguese

Noun

aludel m (plural aludéis)

1. (alchemy) aludel (pear-shaped pot with an opening at each end)