orz
Translingual
Etymology 1
A pictogram of a person prostrating. Consists of o (head) + r (arms and torso) + z (legs).
Alternative forms
Symbol
orz
Etymology 2
Clipping of English Ormu with z as a placeholder.
Symbol
orz
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Ormu terms
English
Adjective
orz (not comparable)
- (informal) Being highly skilled in a certain field, especially mathematics.
- How so orz?
- Terence Tao admits orz.
Old Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from Old Czech oř, from Old High German ros.[1] Alternatively derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁órǵʰis (“testicle”) and akin to Latvian ērzelis (“stallion”) and Lithuanian eržilas (“stallion”).[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
orz m ?
- horse, steed
- Synonym: koń
- 1962 [around 1420], Stanisław Urbańczyk, editor, Wokabularz trydencki[1], number 41:
- Scapa caballus, horzs hastiber
- [Szkapa caballus, horz hastiber]
- gelding (castrated male horse)
- Synonyms: hynszt, wałach
- 1875 [c. 1455-1460], Zygmunt Celichowski, editor, Słowniczek łacińsko- polski wyrazów prawa magdeburskiego z wieku XV. Przedruk homograficzny z kodeksu kórnickiego[2], page 10:
- Runcius, id est spado hynsth uel horz
- [Runcius, id est spado hynst (a. hynszt) vel horz]
- camel (beast of burden)
- 1880-1894 [mid-fifteenth century], Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności[3], volume V, page 284:
- Tunc rex regalibus indutus vestibus dyademate coronatus sedens super dromedarium horz
- [Tunc rex regalibus indutus vestibus dyademate coronatus sedens super dromedarium horz]
Descendants
References
- ^ J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “orz”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 56
- ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “orz”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
Further reading
- 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), “orz, horz”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔʂ/
- Rhymes: -ɔʂ
- Syllabification: orz
- Homophone: oż
Verb
orz
- second-person singular imperative of orać
Romanian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin hordeum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰr̥sdeyom (“bristly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /orz/
Noun
orz n (plural orzuri)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | orz | orzul | orzuri | orzurile | |
| genitive-dative | orz | orzului | orzuri | orzurilor | |
| vocative | orzule | orzurilor | |||