Odnosic

Odnosic is the ASCII, diacritic-free variant of Polish verbs odnosić and odnosić się. In standard Polish, these are written with diacritics as odnosić and odnosić się. The form odnosc is not a separate entry in Polish dictionaries; its meaning depends on the intended verb, and it is usually a nonstandard spelling produced by systems that omit diacritics.

Origin and meaning

The base is the prefix od- combined with the verb nosić (to carry). The resulting forms odnosić and odnosić się carry several related senses: to carry out or achieve (imperfective odnosić), to bring about or incur benefits or experiences (as in odnosić sukcesy), and to refer to or relate to something (reflexive odnosić się do czegoś). The perfective counterpart is odnieść, used in contexts such as “odnieść sukces” or “odnieść wrażenie” in standard Polish.

Usage and examples

In ordinary prose, contexts typically make clear which verb form is intended. Examples with standard spellings include: odnosić sukcesy (to achieve or accumulate successes) and odnosić się do czegoś (to refer to or pertain to something). The diacritics in Polish help distinguish subtle nuances, such as odnieść (to achieve, to incur) versus odnosić (to carry out or to relate) and odnosić się do (to refer to).

Distinction from related terms

Odnosic can be confused with odnośnik, a related noun meaning a reference or hyperlink, and with odnosić, the imperfective verb. Odnośnik refers to a citation or link, while odnosić/odnosić się express action or relation, with diacritics providing the precise meaning.

See also

Odnieść; Odnosić; Odnosić się; Odnośnik.