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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *o(b)xorna.[1][2] By surface analysis, deverbal from ochronić.[3] First attested in 1588.[4]

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔna
  • Syllabification: o‧chro‧na

Noun

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ochrona f

  1. protection (act of making safe or removing danger) [with przed (+ instrumental) ‘from what’]
    Synonym: zabezpieczenie
  2. (collective) protection; bodyguard (person or group of people performing this act)
  3. protection (object that provides such protection) [with przed (+ instrumental) ‘from what’]
    Synonym: zabezpieczenie
  4. (obsolete) protection; orphanage; shelter, asylum, refuge (institution providing a safe place, especially one for orphans)

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References

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  1. ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “ochrona”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
  2. ^ Mańczak, Witold (2017) “ochrona”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
  3. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “ochronić”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  4. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “ochrona”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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