istota

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See also: istotą

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьstota. By surface analysis, isty +‎ -ota. First attested in c. 1450.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /istɔta/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /istɔta/

Noun

istota f

  1. (law) confirmation (certifying, stating, strengthening a legal act, submitting a declaration, certifying activity)
    • 1885-2024 [c. 1450], Jan Baudouina de Courtenay, Jan Karłowicz, Antoni Adam Kryńskiego, Malinowski Lucjan, editors, Prace Filologiczne‎, volume IV, page 570:
      Gystoti experimentum
      [Jistoty experimentum]
  2. (law) document of proof of eligibility
    • 1856-1870 [1466], Antoni Zygmunt Helcel, editor, Starodawne Prawa Polskiego Pomniki‎, volume II, number 3839:
      Pecunie sibi debuntur, ostendat aliquod jus al. *gistota[thy], quam super eandem domum habet
      [Pecunie sibi debuntur, ostendat aliquod jus al. jistotę[thy], quam super eandem domum habet]

Descendants

  • Polish: istota
    • → Old Ruthenian: истота (istota)
  • Silesian: istota

References

  • Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “istota”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
  • Mańczak, Witold (2017) “istota”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
  • Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “istota”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  • Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “istota”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “istota”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish istota. By surface analysis, isty +‎ -ota.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Syllabification: is‧to‧ta

Noun

istota f (diminutive istotka)

  1. (countable) being (living organism)
  2. (countable) being (unreal thing with human or animal characteristics)
  3. (uncountable) essence (most important and fundamental thing about something)
    Synonyms: ekstrakt, esencja, rdzeń, sól, substancja
  4. (uncountable, literary) essence, being (totality of features that constitute being someone or something)
  5. (uncountable, obsolete) certainty (sureness of one's belief)
    Synonym: pewność
  6. (uncountable, obsolete, except in set phrases, medicine) matter (that which constitutes the body)
  7. (countable, Middle Polish) foundation
    Synonym: fundament
  8. (uncountable, Middle Polish) security, guarantee, assurance; reliability; protection
    1. (countable, Middle Polish) document assuring such security
    2. (countable, Middle Polish, law) type of warranty or surety
  9. (uncountable, Middle Polish) existence
    Synonym: istnienie
  10. (countable, Middle Polish) property, estate
    Synonyms: majątek, mienie

Declension

Declension of istota
singular plural
nominative istota istoty
genitive istoty istot
dative istocie istotom
accusative istotę istoty
instrumental istotą istotami
locative istocie istotach
vocative istoto istoty

Derived terms

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Descendants

Further reading

  • istota in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • istota in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “istota”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • “ISTOTA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 19.09.2008
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “istota”, in Słownik języka polskiego
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “istota”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “istota”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 112
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