raz.
time (instance, occurrence)
Meaning & usage
time (instance, occurrence)
dwa, trzy, cztery i dziesięć razy
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wreh₁ǵ-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *rōźas Proto-Slavic *rȃzъ Old Polish raz Polish raz Inherited from Old Polish raz. By surface analysis, deverbal from razić. Etymology 1, numeral sense 1 is a generalization of etymology 1, noun 1 sense 1, for which see Old Polish raz. For this use, compare Russian раз (raz). Etymology 1, noun 2 sense 1 is a semantic narrowing of etymology 1, noun 1 sense 1. The genitive plural form razy is suppletive from the alternative form raza.
case
w każdym razie
hit, blow
notch or groove on a millstone made with a pickaxe
scar
lightning strike
The meaning of this term is uncertain.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wreh₁ǵ-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *rōźas Proto-Slavic *rȃzъ Old Polish raz Polish raz Inherited from Old Polish raz. By surface analysis, deverbal from razić. Etymology 1, numeral sense 1 is a generalization of etymology 1, noun 1 sense 1, for which see Old Polish raz. For this use, compare Russian раз (raz). Etymology 1, noun 2 sense 1 is a semantic narrowing of etymology 1, noun 1 sense 1. The genitive plural form razy is suppletive from the alternative form raza.
used in the construction raz... raz... sometimes, once (at some point)
Czemu raz działa, a raz nie?
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Balto-Slavic *ne Proto-Slavic *ne Old Polish nie Polish nie Proto-Indo-European *wreh₁ǵ-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *rōźas Proto-Slavic *rȃzъ Old Polish raz Polish raz univ. Polish nierazclip. Polish raz Clipping of nieraz.
once (one time)
Powiem ci tylko raz, nie zapominaj!
once (ultimately, definitively)
raz na zawsze
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *pъvъ Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Balto-Slavic *-inas Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ Proto-Slavic *pъvьnъ Old Polish pewny Polish pewny Proto-Indo-European *wreh₁ǵ-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *rōźas Proto-Slavic *rȃzъ Old Polish raz Polish raz Polish pewnego razubf. Polish raz Back-formation from pewnego razu. First attested in the 16th century.
one
Raz, dwa, trzy...
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wreh₁ǵ-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *rōźas Proto-Slavic *rȃzъ Old Polish raz Polish raz Inherited from Old Polish raz. By surface analysis, deverbal from razić. Etymology 1, numeral sense 1 is a generalization of etymology 1, noun 1 sense 1, for which see Old Polish raz. For this use, compare Russian раз (raz). Etymology 1, noun 2 sense 1 is a semantic narrowing of etymology 1, noun 1 sense 1. The genitive plural form razy is suppletive from the alternative form raza.
synonym of nareszcie
No, chcesz raz powiedzieć?
Where this word comes from
Semantic loan from German einmal.
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