szansa
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French chance, from Old French chance, cheance, from Vulgar Latin *cadentia, from Latin cadēns, from cadō. Doublet of kadencja (“cadence, cadenza, term of office”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʂan.sa/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ansa
- Syllabification: szan‧sa
Noun
szansa f
- chance, opportunity [+infinitive = to do what] or [+genitive = of what] or [+ na (accusative) = for what]
Declension
Declension of szansa
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | szansa | szanse |
| genitive | szansy | szans |
| dative | szansie | szansom |
| accusative | szansę | szanse |
| instrumental | szansą | szansami |
| locative | szansie | szansach |
| vocative | szanso | szanse |
Further reading
- szansa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- szansa in Polish dictionaries at PWN