eternit

See also: Eternit, éternit, and éternît

Indonesian

Etymology

Genericized trademark from Eternit.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ɛtərˈnit/ [ɛ.t̪ərˈnɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: e‧ter‧nit

Noun

eternit (plural eternit-eternit)

1. fibre cement

Polish

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eternit

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Eternit, from Latin aeternus. Coined by Austrian industrialist Ludwig Hatschek in 1903.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛˈtɛr.ɲit/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛrɲit
• Syllabification: e‧ter‧nit

Noun

eternit m inan

1. Eternit (brand of fibre cement)

Declension

Declension of eternit

	singular
nominative	eternit
genitive	eternitu
dative	eternitowi
accusative	eternit
instrumental	eternitem
locative	eternicie
vocative	eternicie

Derived terms

adjective

• eternitowy

Further reading

• eternit in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• eternit in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French éternite or German Eternit.

Noun

eternit n (uncountable)

1. asbestos cement

   Synonym: azbociment

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	eternit	eternitul
genitive-dative	eternit	eternitului
vocative	eternitule

References

• eternit in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN