obrat
See also: обрат
Catalan
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈobrat]
Etymology 1
The prefix ob- comes from Proto-Slavic *ob, *obъ. The stem of the expression comes from Proto-Slavic *vortiti, which is a causative to *vъrtěti (see Czech vrtět), which referred to something turning. This comes from Proto-Indo-European *ṷert-, *wert- (“turn, rotate”).[1][2][3]
Noun
obrat m inan
- turn (change of direction or orientation)
- 2012, Vladimír Pilát (tr.), Šokující vítězství, Praha: Fortuna, translation of Verblüffende Siege by Hans-Dieter Otto, →ISBN, page 93:
- Přibližně v 10.30 hodin udělala celá sestava před nepřátelským pravým křídlem rychlý a přesný obrat vpravo a zamířila k jihu.
- Approximately at 10.30 the whole order made a quick and precise turn to the right in front of the enemy's right wing and aimed to the south.
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- backflip, U-turn (change in policy or opinion)
- turning point
- phrase (short written or spoken expression)
- (finance) turnover
- 2009, Lenka Fojtíková, Zahraničně obchodní politika ČR: historie a současnost (1945–2008), Praha: C. H. Beck, →ISBN, page 88:
- Největší obrat dosahovalo Československo v letech 1970–1990 v obchodě s Evropských hospodářským společenstvím.
- Czechoslovakia reached the highest turnover in the trade with European Economic Community in 1970–1990.
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Declension
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | obrat | obraty |
genitive | obratu | obratů |
dative | obratu | obratům |
accusative | obrat | obraty |
vocative | obrate | obraty |
locative | obratu | obratech |
instrumental | obratem | obraty |
Related terms
Further reading
Etymology 2
From Czech brát, from Proto-Slavic *bъrati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“carry”).[4]
Verb
obrat pf (imperfective obírat)
Conjugation
Conjugation
Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
singular | plural | singular | plural | |
1st person | oberu | obereme | — | oberme |
2nd person | obereš | oberete | ober | oberte |
3rd person | obere | oberou | — | — |
The verb obrat does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only. |
Participles | Past participles | Passive participles | ||
singular | plural | singular | plural | |
masculine animate | obral | obrali | obrán | obráni |
masculine inanimate | obraly | obrány | ||
feminine | obrala | obraly | obrána | obrány |
neuter | obralo | obrala | obráno | obrána |
Transgressives | present | past |
masculine singular | — | obrav |
feminine + neuter singular | — | obravši |
plural | — | obravše |
Further reading
References
- "obrátit" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 464.
- "ob" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 461.
- "vrátit" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 789.
- "brát" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 96.
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ôbraːt/
- Hyphenation: o‧brat
Declension
Declension of obrat
singular | plural | |
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nominative | obrat | obrati |
genitive | obrata | obrata |
dative | obratu | obratima |
accusative | obrat | obrate |
vocative | obrate | obrati |
locative | obratu | obratima |
instrumental | obratom | obratima |
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