krát

See also: Appendix:Variations of "krat"

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kortъ, closely related to *kortъkъ (krátký (“short”)); derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).[1] The original meaning was „something which was cut off“, shared with the synonymous *razъ (today ráz, compare Polish razy (“multiplied by, times”)).[1] The origins might be in counting using notches cut into a tally stick.[2] Compare Lithuanian kartas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkraːt]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Preposition

krát

  1. times (multiplied by)
    Tři krát tři je devět. ― Three times three is nine.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jiří Rejzek (2007) “krát”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
  2. ^ Václav Machek (1968) “krát”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 290

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