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Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɕmja.wɨ/
- Rhymes: -awɨ
- Syllabification: śmia‧ły
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Polish śmiały, from Proto-Slavic *sъmělъ, the past participle of *sъměti. By surface analysis, śmieć + -ły. Compare Russian сме́лый (smélyj).
Adjective
śmiały (comparative śmielszy, superlative najśmielszy, derived adverb śmiało)
- daring, bold
- Antonym: nieśmiały
Declension
Declension of śmiały (hard)
Derived terms
Verb
śmiały
- third-person plural nonvirile past of śmieć
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
śmiały
- third-person plural nonvirile past of śmiać
Further reading
- śmiały in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- śmiały in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “śmiały”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN