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Czech
Etymology
Unknown, possibly from ob- + rýsovat; compare Serbo-Croatian obris. Alternatively, from German Umriss.
Pronunciation
Noun
obrys m inan
- outline (line marking the boundary of an object figure)
Declension
Declension of obrys (hard masculine inanimate)
See also
Further reading
- obrys in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- obrys in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- obrys in Internetová jazyková příručka
Polish
Etymology
Deverbal from obrysować.
Pronunciation
Noun
obrys m inan
- shape (appearance or outline)
- Synonym: zarys
1893, G. Ossowski, “Recenzye i Sprawozdania: Majer Józef dr.: Czaszki i kości z nieciałopalnego grobu skrzynkowego ze wsi Uwisły.”, in Oswald Balzer, editor, Kwartalnik Historyczny, number VII, Lwów: Towarzystwo Historyczne, archived from the original on 2022-11-13, page 458:Czaszka trzecia, patrząc z góry, przedstawiała obrys niemal dokładnej elipsoidy...- The third skull, looking from above, presented the shape of a nearly exact ellipsoid...
2021 June 7, “Koszulki Ukrainy na Euro zirytowały Rosję. Chodzi o Krym”, in Rzeczpospolita, archived from the original on 2021-10-22:Pawełko wyraził nadzieję, że obrys Ukrainy na koszulce "da siłę piłkarzom, którzy będą walczyli (na Euro) dla całej Ukrainy".- Pavelko expressed the hope that the outline of Ukraine on their shirts "will give strength to the ball-players, who will be fighting (in the European soccer championship) for all of Ukraine".
- contour (outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape)
- Synonym: kontur
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- obrys in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- obrys in Polish dictionaries at PWN