chromy

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See also: chromý and Chromy

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *xromъ (lame). Cognate with Upper Sorbian chromy, Polish chromy, Czech chromý, Old Church Slavonic хромъ (xromŭ), and Russian хромо́й (xromój).

Pronunciation

Adjective

chromy (comparative chromšy, superlative nejchromšy)

  1. lame (unable to walk properly)

Declension

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “chromy”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “chromy”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xromъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxrɔmɘ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔmɘ
  • Syllabification: chro‧my

Adjective

chromy (comparative chromszy, superlative najchromszy, derived adverb chromo)

  1. (archaic) lame, limping
    Synonym: kulawy

Declension

Further reading

  • chromy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • chromy in Polish dictionaries at PWN