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z.

The thirtieth letter of the Polish alphabet, called zet and written in the Latin script.

1 character1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

character/ˈzɛt/

  1. The thirtieth letter of the Polish alphabet, called zet and written in the Latin script.

    letter · lowercase
Where this word comes from

The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and z for development of the glyph itself.

prep/z/

  1. denotes comitative or sociative relation; with, alongside

  2. denotes instrumental relation; with, by means of

    Podróżuje z prędkością światła!
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Balto-Slavic *san? Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm? Proto-Slavic *sъ(n) Old Polish z Polish z Inherited from Old Polish z (“with”).

prep/z/

  1. denotes delative movement; off of

    Jesteś z przodu czy z tyłu?

  2. denotes duration; since

  3. denotes a change of state; from

  4. denotes origin or cause; because of, from

  5. denotes elative movement; out of

    Jestem z Polski.
    jeden z dziesięciu

  6. denotes the composition of an item; from, out of, of

    motyka z drewna
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰsder. Proto-Balto-Slavic *iź Proto-Slavic *jьz Old Polish z Polish z Inherited from Old Polish z (“from”).

particle/z/

  1. approximately, about, around, ish, or so

    colloquial
    Mam z pięć jabłek
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰsder. Proto-Balto-Slavic *iź Proto-Slavic *jьz Old Polish z Polish z Inherited from Old Polish z (“from”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.