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moment.

moment (short period of time)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɔ.mɛnt//ˈmɔ.mɛnt/Middle, Polish/ˈmɔ.ment/Middle, Polish

  1. moment (short period of time)

    inanimate · masculine

  2. moment (specific point or period in time)

    inanimate · masculine

  3. moment (short period of development or continuance of something)

    inanimate · masculine

  4. moment (turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation)

    inanimate · masculine
    moment bezwładności
    moment gnący / moment zginający

  5. sex scene (segment in a movie in which characters have sex)

    humorous · inanimate · masculine

  6. moment (infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement)

    inanimate · masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Proto-Italic *mowementom Latin *movimentum Latin mōmentumlbor. Polish moment Learned borrowing from Latin mōmentum. First attested in 1592.

intj/ˈmɔ.mɛnt//ˈmɔ.mɛnt/Middle, Polish/ˈmɔ.ment/Middle, Polish

  1. wait a minute, wait a moment, wait a second (used when the speaker expects to refrain from speaking or acting for a short time)

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Proto-Italic *mowementom Latin *movimentum Latin mōmentumlbor. Polish moment Learned borrowing from Latin mōmentum. First attested in 1592.

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