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Polish
Etymology
From bierny + -ie. First attested in 1743.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbjɛr.ɲɛ/
- Rhymes: -ɛrɲɛ
- Syllabification: bier‧nie
Adverb
biernie (comparative bierniej, superlative najbierniej)
- passively (without conscious or self-directed action)
- Synonyms: bezczynnie, pasywnie, z założonymi rękami
- Antonyms: aktywnie, czynnie
- biernie obserwować ― to observe passively
- biernie patrzeć ― to loko passively
- biernie przyglądać się czemuś ― to watch passively
- biernie przypatrywać się czemuś ― to take a look passively
- biernie czekać ― to wait passively
- biernie akceptować/przyjmować ― to accept passively
- biernie poddawać się czemuś ― to give up passively
- biernie uczestniczyć w czymś ― to participate passively
References
- ^ John Barclay (1743) Argenida (in Polish), page 162
Further reading
- biernie in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- biernie in Polish dictionaries at PWN