chytry

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See also: Chytry, chytrý, and Chytrý

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xytrъ.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

chytry (comparative chytrzejszy, superlative najchytrzejszy, derived adverb chytrze)

  1. sly, wily
    Synonyms: przebiegły, cwaniacki, podstępny
    W pewnej chwili stare babsko z chytrymi oczami wprowadziło między strojny tłum młode koźlątko z sierścią jak śnieg bielutką.
    At some point an old hag with sly eyes led into the elegant crowd a young goat with fur white as snow.
  2. greedy, covetous, stingy
    Synonyms: chciwy, pożądliwy, skąpy, sknerowaty
    Nie bądź taki chytry, za mniej niż trzysta nie sprzedam.
    Don't be so stingy, I won't sell it for less than three hundred.
  3. (colloquial) crafty, clever, neat
    Synonyms: cwany, pomysłowy, szczwany
    To jest bardzo chytre urządzenie.
    This is a very crafty device.
  4. (Kuyavia) interested, willing to work

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Further reading

  • chytry in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • chytry in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “chytry”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1867) “chytry”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 269