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mazurzenie

mazurzenie noun: the replacement or merger of the Polish language's series of retroflex fricatives and affricates /ʂ, ʐ, t͡ʂ, d͡ʐ/ (written ⟨sz⟩, ⟨ż⟩, ⟨cz⟩, ⟨dż⟩) into the alveolar series /s, z, t͡s, d͡z/ (written ⟨s⟩, ⟨z⟩, ⟨c⟩, ⟨dz⟩), present in Masovian and other dialects.

Noun

mazurzenie (uncountable)

  1. The replacement or merger of the Polish language's series of retroflex fricatives and affricates /ʂ, ʐ, t͡ʂ, d͡ʐ/ (written ⟨sz⟩, ⟨ż⟩, ⟨cz⟩, ⟨dż⟩) into the alveolar series /s, z, t͡s, d͡z/ (written ⟨s⟩, ⟨z⟩, ⟨c⟩, ⟨dz⟩), present in Masovian and other dialects.
    Synonyms:
    mazuration

Synonyms of mazurzenie

Origin of mazurzenie

Unadapted borrowing from Polish mazurzenie.

Questions about mazurzenie

What does mazurzenie mean?
Mazurzenie means the replacement or merger of the Polish language's series of retroflex fricatives and affricates /ʂ, ʐ, t͡ʂ, d͡ʐ/ (written ⟨sz⟩, ⟨ż⟩, ⟨cz⟩, ⟨dż⟩) into the alveolar series /s, z, t͡s, d͡z/ (written ⟨s⟩, ⟨z⟩, ⟨c⟩, ⟨dz⟩), present in Masovian and other dialects.
What part of speech is mazurzenie?
Mazurzenie is a noun.

Words near mazurzenie in the dictionary

  1. Mazurkiewicz
  2. Mazurkiewiczes
  3. mazurkist
  4. mazurkists
  5. Mazurs
  6. mazurzenie
  7. mazut
  8. mazuts
  9. mazy
  10. Mazyck
  11. Mazycks

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