czerwony

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word czerwony. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word czerwony, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say czerwony in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word czerwony you have here. The definition of the word czerwony will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofczerwony, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьrvenъ, passive participle of *čьrviti (to dye red), from *čьrvь (worm), certain worms being used to manufacture red dye.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʂɛrˈvɔ.nɨ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔnɨ
  • Syllabification: czer‧wo‧ny

Noun

czerwony m animal

  1. (nominalized, heraldry) gules

Declension

Adjective

czerwony (comparative czerwieńszy or bardziej czerwony, superlative najczerwieńszy or najbardziej czerwony, derived adverb czerwono)

  1. red

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
noun

Related terms

nouns
verbs

See also

Colors in Polish · kolory (layout · text)
     biały      szary      czarny
             czerwony; karmazyn              pomarańczowy; brązowy              żółty; beżowy
             limonkowy              zielony              miętowy; ciemnozielony
             cyjan; morski              błękitny              niebieski
             fuksja; indygo              magenta; purpurowy              różowy

Further reading

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