krát

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kortъ, closely related to *kortъkъ (krátký (short)); derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to cut).[1] The original meaning was „something which was cut off“, shared with the synonymous *razъ (today ráz, compare Polish razy (multiplied by, times)).[1] The origins might be in counting using notches cut into a tally stick.[2] Compare Lithuanian kartas.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aːt

Preposition

krát

  1. times (multiplied by)
    Tři krát tři je devět.Three times three is nine.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jiří Rejzek (2007) “krát”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
  2. ^ Václav Machek (1968) “krát”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 290

Further reading

  • krát”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • krát”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • krát”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)