inicjatywa

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See also: inicjatywą

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Initiative.[1][2][3] First attested in 1818.[4]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.ɲi.t͡sjaˈtɘ.va/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘva
  • Syllabification: i‧ni‧cja‧ty‧wa

Noun

inicjatywa f (diminutive inicjatywny)

  1. (countable, literary) initiative (idea proposed by someone for implementation; new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem)
  2. (uncountable, literary) initiative (ability to act first or on one's own)
    Synonym: zaradność
  3. (uncountable, literary) advantage (condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.)
    Synonym: przewaga
  4. (games) initiative (ability to play first)
  5. (uncountable, obsolete) action (act of carrying out a plan)
    Synonym: działalność

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Descendants

  • Kashubian: jinicjatiwa

References

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “inicjatywa”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “inicjatywa”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  3. ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “inicjatywa”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎ (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  4. ^ Gazeta Krakowska (in Polish), number 104, 1818 December 30, page 1235

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