tysiąc
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *tysǫti, *tysęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tuHsontis, from Proto-Indo-European *tuHsont-, *tuHsenti-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt̪ɨɕɔ̃n̪t͡s̪]
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Numeral
tysiąc m inan (abbreviation tys.)
- thousand
- tysiąc (card game)
Usage notes
The word tysiąc when used to mean ‘one thousand’ is a noun and not a numeral, although it does serve the function of one. It is accordingly used with other nouns in the genitive: tysiąc ludzi and not *tysiąc ludzie means ‘a thousand people’.
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- tysiąc in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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