analfabetyzm

Polish

Etymology

From analfabeta +‎ -yzm. First attested in 1899.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.nal.faˈbɛ.tɨzm/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛtɨzm
  • Syllabification: a‧nal‧fa‧be‧tyzm

Noun

analfabetyzm m inan

  1. (education) illiteracy, analphabetism (inability to read or write) [+ wśród (genitive) = among whom]
    Synonym: niepiśmienność
    Antonyms: alfabetyzm, piśmienność
    powszechny analfabetyzm ― common/widespread illiteracy
    likwidacja analfabetyzmu ― elimination/eradication of illiteracy
    akcja zwalczania analfabetyzmu ― mission to fight illiteracy
    rozwój analfabetyzmu ― development of illiteracy
    poziom analfabetyzmu ― level of illiteracy
    zlikwidować analfabetyzm ― to eliminate/eradicate illiteracy
  2. (by extension) illiteracy (incapability of a given task) [+ w (locative) = at what]

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
  • funkcjonalny analfabetyzm
  • wtórny analfabetyzm
adjectives
adverb
nouns

References

  1. Szlachetczyzna a Odrodzenie Galicyi (1899) Ignacy Daszyński‎ (in Polish), page 52

Further reading

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