zamach

Polish

Etymology

Deverbal from zamachnąć.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈza.max/

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• Rhymes: -amax
• Syllabification: za‧mach

Noun

zamach m inan (related adjective zamachowy)

1. swing, swipe, sweep (movement of one's hand, leg, or object held backwards and then vigorously forward)

   Hypernym: ruch

2. (politics) attack, assassination, sabotage (organized action aimed at killing someone) [with na ( accusative) ‘at whom/what’]
3. action aimed at destroying, eliminating, or diminishing the status of something

Declension

Declension of zamach

	singular	plural
nominative	zamach	zamachy
genitive	zamachu	zamachów
dative	zamachowi	zamachom
accusative	zamach	zamachy
instrumental	zamachem	zamachami
locative	zamachu	zamachach
vocative	zamachu	zamachy

Derived terms

adverbs

• za jednym zamachem

 

Related terms

adverbs

• zamachowo

 

nouns

• zamachowczyni
• zamachowiec

 

verbs

• zamachać pf
• zamachiwać impf
• zamachnąć pf

 

Further reading

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