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przyczyna

Pronunciation: /pʂɘˈt͡ʂɘ.na/

“przyczyna” is a Polish word. Its 16 meanings in English:

noun

  1. cause (source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result)
  2. condition (requirement for something to happen, especially of physical nature; that from which something arises)
  3. impulse, incentive, motivator (that which causes one to act)
  4. excuse, pretext (reason for an enemy to attack someone; especially an unreal one)
  5. blame, guilt (basis of accusation)
  6. argument, justification
  7. opportunity (that which makes something easier or possible)
  8. author, instigator, originator, progenitor
  9. executor, performer, agent, doer, causer
  10. intercession, advocacy
  11. cause for feud or altercation
  12. aid; means; participation
  13. adventure
  14. way (method or manner of doing something)
  15. addition (that which was added)
  16. The meaning of this term is uncertain.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish przyczyna. By surface analysis, deverbal from przyczynić.

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