areszt

Polish

Etymology

From Italian arresto or arrestare ('to arrest'), from French arrêt, from Latin restare ('to leave').[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.rɛʂt/
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Noun

areszt m inan

  1. arrest (an act or instance of an arrest)
  2. A location at which arrested persons are being held

Declension
declension of areszt
singular plural
nominative areszt areszty
genitive aresztu aresztów
dative aresztowi aresztom
accusative areszt areszty
instrumental aresztem aresztami
locative areszcie aresztach
vocative areszcie areszty

Derived terms

References
  1. Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “areszt”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish): “włos. 'arresto', 'arrestare' ‘zatrzymywać, więzić (za wyrokiem)’, franc. 'arrêt', ostatecznie od łac. 'restare', ‘pozostawać’”

Further reading
  • areszt in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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