impreza

See also: imprezą

Polish

Alternative forms

impresa, impressa (Middle Polish)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?

Proto-Italic *prai

Proto-Italic *prai-

Proto-Indo-European *gʰed-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Indo-European *gʰnédti

Proto-Italic *hendō

Proto-Italic *praiɣendō

Latin prehendere

Vulgar Latin *imprehendere

Italian imprenderedeverb.

Italian impresabor.

Polish impreza

Borrowed from Italian impresa^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] with a semantic shift of undertaking > undertaking with audience participation; spectacle, concert > social meeting. First attested in 1578.^[6]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /imˈprɛ.za/

(Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /imˈpre.za/

Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ɛza
Syllabification: im‧pre‧za

Noun

impreza f (diminutive imprezka, augmentative impra, related adjective imprezowy)

(colloquial) party (gathering of usually invited guests for entertainment, fun and socializing)
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:impreza
event (organized artistic, sporting or entertainment event intended to attract many participants)
(now colloquial, originally) idea; undertaking, venture (project that someone is considering implementing)
Synonym: przedsięwzięcie
(obsolete) emblem (representative symbol)
Synonyms: emblemat, godło
(Middle Polish) war excursion
(Middle Polish) impact, influence; oppression

Declension

Declension of impreza

	singular	plural
nominative	impreza	imprezy
genitive	imprezy	imprez
dative	imprezie	imprezom
accusative	imprezę	imprezy
instrumental	imprezą	imprezami
locative	imprezie	imprezach
vocative	imprezo	imprezy

Derived terms

verbs

imprezować impf

Related terms

nouns

References

^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “impreza”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
^ Dubisz, Stanisław, editor (2003), “impreza”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal Dictionary of the Polish Language]‎^[1] (in Polish), volumes 1–4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, →ISBN, →OCLC
^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “impreza”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
^ Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965), “impreza”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “impreza”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
^ Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “impreza”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]