ratować

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish retować, from Middle High German retten, from Old High German hretten, from Proto-Germanic *hradjaną (to save, rescue).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raˈtɔ.vat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: ra‧to‧wać

Verb

ratować impf (perfective uratować)

  1. (transitive) to rescue, to save
  2. (reflexive) to rescue oneself, to save oneself

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Belarusian: ратава́ць (ratavácʹ)
  • Ukrainian: рятува́ти (rjatuváty)

Further reading

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