Polish

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Etymology

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From zatrudnić +‎ -enie. First attested in the 16th century.[1] Compare Silesian zatrudniynie.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /za.trudˈɲɛ.ɲɛ/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /za.trudˈɲɛ.ɲe/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛɲɛ
  • Syllabification: za‧trud‧nie‧nie

Noun

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zatrudnienie n (related adjective zatrudnieniowy)

  1. (uncountable) verbal noun of zatrudnić
  2. (uncountable) employment (state of being employed; long-term activity from which one earns money)
    Synonym: zarobek
  3. (uncountable, economics) employment (number or percentage of people in work)
  4. (chiefly in the plural, obsolete) activities (that with which one engages)
  5. (countable, obsolete) difficulty, hindrance, obstacle, trouble

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “zatrudnienie”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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