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przystanek.

stop (usually marked place where buses, trams, or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station)

10 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/pʂɘˈsta.nɛk/

  1. stop (usually marked place where buses, trams, or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station)

    inanimate · masculine
    przystanek autobusowy
    przystanek tramwajowy

  2. train stop (place on the railway line where, according to the timetable, trains stop to allow passengers to board and alight, but where it is not possible for a train to change track or to overtake other trains)

    inanimate · masculine

  3. stop, halt (action of stopping; interruption of travel)

    inanimate · masculine

  4. stop (important stage or place on the way to somewhere)

    inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *préy Proto-Balto-Slavic *prei Proto-Slavic *pri Proto-Slavic *pri- Old Polish przy- Polish przy- 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 Proto-Indo-European *-né-der. Proto-Slavic *-nǫti Polish -nąć Polish stanąć Polish przystanąć Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Slavic *-kъ Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ Old Polish -ek Polish -ek Polish przystanek From przystanąć + -ek.

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