ogniem i mieczem

== Polish == === Alternative forms === mieczem i ogniem === Etymology === Literally, “with fire and sword”. Calque of Latin ferrō et ignī. Compare Old Slovak ohňom a mečom, Russian огнём и мечо́м (ognjóm i mečóm). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔɡ.ɲɛm i‿ˈmjɛ.t͡ʂɛm/ Syllabification: og‧niem i‿mie‧czem === Adverb === ogniem i mieczem (not comparable) (literary) burning and killing === Further reading === “ogniem i mieczem”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “ogniem i mieczem”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)