No. 14,869 in Polish
relikt
"Relikt" in Polish means "relict," referring to a surviving remnant or something preserved from an earlier time.
In a sentence
Ten zegar na ścianie to prawdziwy relikt przeszłości.
This clock on the wall is a true relic of the past.
In this sentence, 'relikt' refers to an object from the past that has historical or sentimental value.
Niektóre języki, które wymarły, pozostawiły po sobie relikty w postaci zapisów na papirusach.
Some languages that went extinct left relics in the form of writings on papyri.
Here, 'relikt' indicates remaining fragments or evidence from something that has ceased to exist.
Relikty dawnych wierzeń wciąż można napotkać w lokalnych opowieściach.
Relics of old beliefs can still be found in local stories.
In this context, 'relikt' is used metaphorically to describe traces or remnants of ancient beliefs that persist today.
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