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zmiana.

change, shift (process or result of not being the same as before)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈzmja.na//ˈzmja.na/Middle, Polish
  1. change, shift (process or result of not being the same as before)

    feminine
  2. change (process or result of replacing someone or something)

    feminine
  3. shift (time in which a different group of workers start working)

    feminine
    pierwsza/druga/trzecia zmiana
  4. shift (workers working at such a time)

    feminine
  5. change (set of sheets for sleeping)

    feminine
  6. scene (part of a play or musical in which the curtains drop and decorations change)

    feminine · obsolete
  7. division of a field during crop rotation

    feminine · obsolete
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 Proto-Slavic *jьz- Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moi-n- Proto-Balto-Slavic *maināˀ Proto-Slavic *měna Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei Proto-Slavic *-iti Proto-Slavic *měnìti Proto-Slavic *jьzměnitideverb. Proto-Slavic *jьzměna Polish zmiana Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьzměna. First attested in the 16th century. By surface analysis, deverbal from zmienić.

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