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teraz.

now (at the present time)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈtɛ.ras//ˈtɛ.ras/Middle, Polish

  1. now (at the present time)

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *só Proto-Balto-Slavic *tas Proto-Slavic *tъ Old Polish ten Proto-Indo-European *wreh₁ǵ-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *rōźas Proto-Slavic *rȃzъ Old Polish raz univ. Old Polish teraz Polish teraz Inherited from Old Polish teraz. By surface analysis, univerbation of ten + raz. Compare Slovak teraz, Kashubian terôz, and Slovincian teroz.

noun/ˈtɛ.ras//ˈtɛ.ras/Middle, Polish

  1. now (present time)

    indeclinable · neuter
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *só Proto-Balto-Slavic *tas Proto-Slavic *tъ Old Polish ten Proto-Indo-European *wreh₁ǵ-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *rōźas Proto-Slavic *rȃzъ Old Polish raz univ. Old Polish teraz Polish teraz Inherited from Old Polish teraz. By surface analysis, univerbation of ten + raz. Compare Slovak teraz, Kashubian terôz, and Slovincian teroz.

particle/ˈtɛ.ras//ˈtɛ.ras/Middle, Polish

  1. the speaker believes they can say what they are saying now because of what they said earlier; now

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *só Proto-Balto-Slavic *tas Proto-Slavic *tъ Old Polish ten Proto-Indo-European *wreh₁ǵ-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *rōźas Proto-Slavic *rȃzъ Old Polish raz univ. Old Polish teraz Polish teraz Inherited from Old Polish teraz. By surface analysis, univerbation of ten + raz. Compare Slovak teraz, Kashubian terôz, and Slovincian teroz.

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