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szczęście

//ˈʂt͡ʂɛw̃ɕ.t͡ɕɛ/ | /ˈʂt͡ʂɛɲɕ.t͡ɕɛ/ | /ˈʂt͡ʂɛ̃ɕ.t͡ɕɛ/ | /ˈʂt͡ʂɛ̃ɕ.t͡ɕe//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    happiness (emotion of being happy; joy)
  2. 2.
    luck, good luck (good coincidence)
  3. 3.
    luck (success, prosperity)

Synonyms & related words

Word family

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Slavic *sъ- Proto-Slavic *kǫsati Proto-Slavic *čęstь Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Slavic *-ь Proto-Balto-Slavic *-jas Proto-Slavic *-jь Proto-Slavic *-ьje Proto-Slavic *sъčęstьje Old Polish szczęście Polish szczęście Inherited from Old Polish szczęście. By surface analysis, z- + część + -e.

Nominative
Singular
szczęście
Plural
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Genitive
Singular
szczęścia
Plural
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Dative
Singular
szczęściu
Plural
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Accusative
Singular
szczęście
Plural
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Instrumental
Singular
szczęściem
Plural
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Locative
Singular
szczęściu
Plural
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Vocative
Singular
szczęście
Plural
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