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pocisk.

bullet, gunshot (streamlined body thrown from a firearm or launcher, intended to hit a target from a distance)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɔ.t͡ɕisk//ˈpɔ.t͡ɕisk/Middle, Polish
  1. bullet, gunshot (streamlined body thrown from a firearm or launcher, intended to hit a target from a distance)

    inanimate · masculine
  2. missile, projectile (any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow, or bullet)

    colloquial · inanimate · masculine · sometimes
  3. repartee (act of taunting, making fun of someone)

    inanimate · masculine · slang
  4. throw, toss (act of throwing)

    inanimate · masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Balto-Slavic *pa Proto-Slavic *po Proto-Slavic *po- Old Polish po- Polish po- Proto-Slavic *tìskati Polish ciskać Polish pociskaćdeverb. Polish pocisk Deverbal from pociskać. First attested in 1533.

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