wulkan

See also: Wulkan

Polish

wulkan

Etymology

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Cretan Ancient Greek Ϝέλχανος (Wélkhanos)der.?

Latin Vulcanusder.

German Vulkanbor.

Polish wulkan

Borrowed from German Vulkan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvul.kan/

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• Rhymes: -ulkan
• Syllabification: wul‧kan
• Homophone: Wulkan

Noun

wulkan m inan (related adjective wulkaniczny)

1. (volcanology) volcano (mountain containing a magma chamber)
2. (figurative) ball of fire (person who is especially hard-working, high-achieving, ambitious, or active)

   Synonym: wulkan energii

3. (figurative) strong and intense feeling

Declension

Declension of wulkan

	singular	plural
nominative	wulkan	wulkany
genitive	wulkanu	wulkanów
dative	wulkanowi	wulkanom
accusative	wulkan	wulkany
instrumental	wulkanem	wulkanami
locative	wulkanie	wulkanach
vocative	wulkanie	wulkany

Derived terms

nouns

• wulkanizm
• wulkanologia

Related terms

noun

• Wulkan

Further reading

• “wulkan”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “wulkan”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Turkmen

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian вулкан (vulkan)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: wul‧kan

Noun

wulkan (definite accusative wulkany, plural wulkanlar)

1. volcano

Declension

Declension of wulkan

	singular	plural
nominative	wulkan	wulkanlar
accusative	wulkany	wulkanlary
genitive	wulkanyň	wulkanlaryň
dative	wulkana	wulkanlara
locative	wulkanda	wulkanlarda
ablative	wulkandan	wulkanlardan

Further reading

• “wulkan” in Webonary.org