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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *darъmьnъ. By surface analysis, darmo + -ny.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daˈrɛm.nɨ/
- Rhymes: -ɛmnɨ
- Syllabification: da‧rem‧ny
Adjective
daremny (comparative bardziej daremny or daremniejszy, superlative najbardziej daremny or najdaremniejszy, derived adverb daremnie)
- futile
- Synonyms: bezowocny, bezskuteczny, bezcelowy, czczy, próżny
- Antonyms: nienadaremny, owocny, skuteczny
1980, Gustaw Herling-Grudziński, Dziennik pisany nocą (1973-1979), Instytut Literacki, archived from the original on 2022-08-27, page 176:Piłem dużo, tym zachłanniej i wścieklej, im daremniejsze okazywały się moje usiłowania...- I drank a lot, more greedily and angrily the more futile my efforts turned out to be...
2022, Sinclair McKay, Drezno 1945. Ogień i mrok, archived from the original on 2022-08-27, page 7:Gorąc parzył ich płuca, a każdy oddech był bardziej daremny od poprzedniego.- The heat burned their lungs, and each breath was more futile than the last.
- (archaic) free (costing nothing)
- Synonyms: bezpłatny, darmowy
Declension
Declension of daremny (hard)
Derived terms
Further reading
- daremny in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- daremny in Polish dictionaries at PWN