areszt

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.rɛʂt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -arɛʂt
  • Syllabification: a‧reszt

Noun

areszt m inan

  1. (law) arrest (an act or instance of an arrest)
  2. (law) sequestration (an act or instance of an arrest)
    Synonyms: sekwestr, sekwestracja
  3. holding cell (place where the arrest is carried out)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
nouns
verbs

Descendants

  • Belarusian: арышт (aryšt)
  • Ukrainian: арешт (arešt)

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 Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • areszt in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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