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istotny.

critical (having a big impact)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

adj/isˈtɔt.nɘ//isˈtɔt.nɨ/Middle, Polish

  1. critical (having a big impact)

  2. relevant (pertaining to the topic at hand)

  3. main, principal

  4. actual, real

  5. spontaneous (self-generated; happening without any apparent external cause)

    obsolete

  6. essential

    Middle · Polish
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Balto-Slavic *ī́ˀstas Proto-Slavic *jistъ Proto-Indo-European *-otéh₂ Proto-Balto-Slavic *-atā́ˀ Proto-Slavic *-ota Proto-Slavic *jьstota Old Polish istota Polish istota Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Balto-Slavic *-inas Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ Old Polish -ny Polish -ny Polish istotny From istota + -ny. First attested in 1543.

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