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postać

//ˈpɔ.stat͡ɕ/ | /ˈpɔ.stat͡ɕ/ | /ˈpɔ.stat͡ɕ/ | /ˈpɔ.stat͡ɕ/ | /ˈpɔ.stɒt͡ɕ/ | /ˈpɔ.stat͡ɕ/ | /ˈpɔ.stat͡ɕ/ | /ˈpɔ.stat͡ɕ//
Polishnounverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    figure, form (shape of some being)
  2. 2.
    character (person of a given personality)
  3. 3.
    character (agent within a story)
    • Near-synonym: figura

  4. 4.
    character, form (observable form of something)
  5. 5.
    part (fragment of a whole)
  6. 6.
    layer
  7. 7.
    appearance, pretending
  8. 8.
    The meaning of this term is uncertain.
    • Status, Stan/ poſtáć/ ſposób/ obyczay/ xtałt/ wzroſt/ też vrząd

  9. 9.
    dialectalhead harvester (person in charge of harvesting)
  10. 10.
    dialectalharvest area
  11. 11.
    obsoleteaspect (grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes)
  12. 12.
    obsoleterhetorical device
  13. 13.
    obsoleteposition, state
  14. 14.
    obsoletechunk of mineral limited in some plane
  15. 15.
    archaicused to emphasize that a person has never been or will never be in a particular place
    • Jego noga więcej tu nie postanie.

      He is never setting foot in this house again.

  16. 16.
    to stand for a while
    • Postałem trochę w tej kolejce, ale zrezygnowałem zanim doszedłem do kasy.

      I had been standing in this line for a while, but I gave up before I got to the cash register.

  17. 17.
    to linger, to remain for a while (to not be destroyed for some time)
    • Ta rudera postoi jeszcze z dziesięć lat.

      This shack will stand another ten years.

  18. 18.
    to not wither for some time
    • Wstaw kwiaty do świeżej wody, a postoją jeszcze kilka dni.

      Put the flowers in fresh water and they will linger for a few more days.

  19. 19.
    to be unused for some time
  20. 20.
    to sit for some time (to be left alone for some time until another desired state is reached)
  21. 21.
    obsoleteto stand up (to arise onto one's feet)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • psychologia postaci
  • pod postacią
  • zmienić postać rzeczy
  • zmieniać postać rzeczy
  • noga nie postanie
  • dziękuję, postoję
  • nie postać w głowie
Related words (2)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish postać (noun). Compare Russian стать (statʹ) (noun), Ukrainian стать (statʹ) and постать (postatʹ).

Forms

  • postaciowyadjective
Nominative
Singular
postać
Plural
postacie, postaci
Genitive
Singular
postaci
Plural
postaci
Dative
Singular
postaci
Plural
postaciom
Accusative
Singular
postać
Plural
postacie, postaci
Instrumental
Singular
postacią
Plural
postaciami
Locative
Singular
postaci
Plural
postaciach
Vocative
Singular
postaci
Plural
postacie, postaci

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