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wypadek.

accident (unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/vɘˈpa.dɛk//vɨˈpɒ.dɛk/Middle, Polish
  1. accident (unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences)

    inanimate · masculine
  2. accident (unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences) accident (collision or crash of a vehicle, aircraft, or other form of transportation that causes damage to the transportation involved; and sometimes injury or death to the transportation's occupants or bystanders in close proximity)

    inanimate · masculine
    wypadek komunikacyjny
  3. event, instance (something that happened)

    inanimate · masculine
    na wszelki wypadek
  4. accident (any chance event)

    inanimate · masculine · obsolete
  5. result, outcome

    inanimate · masculine · obsolete
  6. adventure; peculiar event

    inanimate · masculine · obsolete
  7. coincidence

    inanimate · masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Balto-Slavic *ū́ Proto-Slavic *vy- Proto-Indo-European *ped-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *pṓˀstei Proto-Slavic *pàsti Proto-Slavic *vypasti Old Polish wypaść Polish wypaść Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Slavic *-kъ Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ Old Polish -ek Polish -ek Polish wypadek From wypaść + -ek. First attested in 1612. Sense 1 is the result of ellipsis of nieszczęśliwy wypadek (“unfortunate accident”), from sense 3. Compare Belarusian вы́падак (výpadak) and Ukrainian ви́падок (výpadok).

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