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obstać.

to suffice, to be enough

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɔp.stat͡ɕ/
  1. to suffice, to be enough

    archaic · intransitive · perfective
  2. to stay, to remain, to persist

    archaic · intransitive · perfective
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Polish ob- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *stajḗˀtei Proto-Slavic *stojàti Old Polish stać Polish stać Polish obstać From ob- + stać. Compare Latin obsto (whence English oust).

verb/ˈɔp.stat͡ɕ/
  1. to persist, to stick, to abide

    archaic · intransitive · perfective
  2. to support, to back, to stick up for

    archaic · intransitive · perfective
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Polish ob- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *stajḗˀtei Proto-Slavic *stojàti Old Polish stać Polish stać Polish obstać From ob- + stać. Compare Latin obsto (whence English oust).

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