obrat
See also: обрат
Catalan
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈobrat]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Czech obrat, from Proto-Slavic *obortъ. The stem of the expression comes from Proto-Slavic *vortiti, which is a causative to *vъrtěti (see Czech vrtět), which referred to something turning. This comes from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“turn, rotate”).[1][2][3]
Noun
obrat m inan
- turn (change of direction or orientation)
- 2012, Vladimír Pilát (tr.), Šokující vítězství, Praha: Fortuna, translation of Verblüffende Siege by Hans-Dieter Otto, →ISBN, page 93:
- Přibližně v 10.30 hodin udělala celá sestava před nepřátelským pravým křídlem rychlý a přesný obrat vpravo a zamířila k jihu.
- Approximately at 10.30 the whole order made a quick and precise turn to the right in front of the enemy's right wing and aimed to the south.
- backflip, U-turn (change in policy or opinion)
- turning point
- phrase (short written or spoken expression)
- (finance) turnover
- 2009, Lenka Fojtíková, Zahraničně obchodní politika ČR: historie a současnost (1945–2008), Praha: C. H. Beck, →ISBN, page 88:
- Největší obrat dosahovalo Československo v letech 1970–1990 v obchodě s Evropských hospodářským společenstvím.
- Czechoslovakia reached the highest turnover in the trade with European Economic Community in 1970–1990.
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
Etymology 2
From ob- + brát, from Proto-Slavic *bьrati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“carry”).[4]
Verb
obrat pf (imperfective obírat)
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Conjugation
Conjugation
| Infinitive | obrat, obrati | Active adjective | obravší |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal noun | — | Passive adjective | — |
| Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1st person | oberu | obereme | — | oberme |
| 2nd person | obereš | oberete | ober | oberte |
| 3rd person | obere | oberou | — | — |
| The verb obrat does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only. |
| Participles | Past participles | Passive participles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| masculine animate | obral | obrali | obrán | obráni |
| masculine inanimate | obraly | obrány | ||
| feminine | obrala | obrána | ||
| neuter | obralo | obrala | obráno | obrána |
| Transgressives | present | past |
|---|---|---|
| masculine singular | — | obrav |
| feminine + neuter singular | — | obravši |
| plural | — | obravše |
Further reading
References
- Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “obrátit”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 464
- Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “ob”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 461
- Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “vrátit”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 789
- Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “brát”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 96
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *obortъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ôbraːt/
- Hyphenation: o‧brat
Declension
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