istota

See also: istotą

Old Polish

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьstota. First attested in c. 1450. By surface analysis, isty +‎ -ota.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /istɔta/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /istɔta/

    Noun

    istota f

    1. (law) confirmation (certifying, stating, strengthening a legal act, submitting a declaration, certifying activity)
      • 1885-2024 [c. 1450], Jan Baudouina de Courtenay, Jan Karłowicz, Antoni Adam Kryńskiego, Malinowski Lucjan, editors, Prace Filologiczne[1], volume IV, page 570:
        Gystoti experimentum
        [Jistoty experimentum]
    2. (law) document of proof of eligibility
      • 1856-1870 [1466], Antoni Zygmunt Helcel, editor, Starodawne Prawa Polskiego Pomniki[2], volume II, number 3839:
        Pecunie sibi debuntur, ostendat aliquod jus al. *gistota[thy], quam super eandem domum habet
        [Pecunie sibi debuntur, ostendat aliquod jus al. jistotę[thy], quam super eandem domum habet]

    Descendants

    • Polish: istota
      • Old Ruthenian: истота (istota)
    • Silesian: istota

    References

    • Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “istota”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
    • Mańczak, Witold (2017), “istota”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
    • Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “istota”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
    • Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965), “istota”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
    • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “istota”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

    Polish

    Etymology

      Inherited from Old Polish istota. By surface analysis, isty +‎ -ota.

      Pronunciation

       
      • IPA(key): /isˈtɔ.ta/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -ɔta
      • Syllabification: is‧to‧ta

      Noun

      istota f (diminutive istotka)

      1. (countable) being (living organism)
      2. (countable) being (unreal thing with human or animal characteristics)
      3. (uncountable) essence (most important and fundamental thing about something)
        Synonyms: ekstrakt, esencja, rdzeń, sól, substancja
      4. (uncountable, literary) essence, being (totality of features that constitute being someone or something)
      5. (uncountable, obsolete) certainty (sureness of one's belief)
        Synonym: pewność
      6. (uncountable, obsolete, except in set phrases, medicine) matter (that which constitutes the body)
      7. (countable, Middle Polish) foundation
        Synonym: fundament
      8. (uncountable, Middle Polish) security, guarantee, assurance; reliability; protection
        1. (countable, Middle Polish) document assuring such security
        2. (countable, Middle Polish, law) type of warranty or surety
      9. (uncountable, Middle Polish) existence
        Synonym: istnienie
      10. (countable, Middle Polish) property, estate
        Synonyms: majątek, mienie

      Declension

      Derived terms

      adjectives
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      Descendants

      • Old Ruthenian: истота (istota)

      Further reading