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postać.

figure, form (shape of some being)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɔ.stat͡ɕ//ˈpɔ.stat͡ɕ/Middle, Polish
  1. figure, form (shape of some being)

    feminine
  2. character (person of a given personality)

    feminine
  3. character (agent within a story)

    feminine
  4. character, form (observable form of something)

    feminine
  5. head harvester (person in charge of harvesting)

    dialectal · feminine
  6. harvest area

    dialectal · feminine
  7. aspect (grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes)

    feminine · obsolete
  8. rhetorical device

    feminine · obsolete
  9. position, state

    feminine · obsolete
  10. chunk of mineral limited in some plane

    feminine · obsolete
  11. part (fragment of a whole)

    Middle · Polish · feminine
  12. layer

    Middle · Polish · feminine
  13. appearance, pretending

    Middle · Polish · feminine
  14. The meaning of this term is uncertain.

    Middle · Polish · feminine
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- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *stā́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *stati Proto-Slavic *postati Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Slavic *-tь Proto-Slavic *postatь Old Polish postać Polish postać Inherited from Old Polish postać (noun).

verb/ˈpɔ.stat͡ɕ//ˈpɔ.stɒt͡ɕ/Middle, Polish
  1. to stand for a while

    intransitive · perfective
    Postałem trochę w tej kolejce, ale zrezygnowałem zanim doszedłem do kasy.
  2. to linger, to remain for a while (to not be destroyed for some time)

    intransitive · perfective
    Ta rudera postoi jeszcze z dziesięć lat.
  3. to not wither for some time

    intransitive · perfective
    Wstaw kwiaty do świeżej wody, a postoją jeszcze kilka dni.
  4. to be unused for some time

    intransitive · perfective
  5. to sit for some time (to be left alone for some time until another desired state is reached)

    intransitive · perfective
  6. to stand up (to arise onto one's feet)

    intransitive · obsolete · perfective
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- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *stā́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *stati Proto-Slavic *postati Old Polish postać Polish postać Inherited from Old Polish postać (verb). By surface analysis, po- + stać.

verb/ˈpɔ.stat͡ɕ/
  1. used to emphasize that a person has never been or will never be in a particular place

    archaic · intransitive · perfective
    Jego noga więcej tu nie postanie.
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-Indo-European *steh₂-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *stā́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *stati Old Polish stać Polish stać Polish postać From po- + stać (“to happen”).

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