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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xytrъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
chytry (comparative chytrzejszy, superlative najchytrzejszy, derived adverb chytrze)
- 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.
- 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.
- (colloquial) crafty, clever, neat
- Synonyms: cwany, pomysłowy, szczwany
To jest bardzo chytre urządzenie.- This is a very crafty device.
- (Kuyavia) interested, willing to work
Declension
Declension of chytry (hard)
Derived terms
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