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Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkar.nɘ/
- Rhymes: -arnɘ
- Syllabification: kar‧ny
Etymology 1
From kara + -ny.
Adjective
karny (not generally comparable, comparative bardziej karny, superlative najbardziej karny, derived adverb karnie)
- punitive, intended as punishment
- obedient, disciplined
- (relational, law) criminal, penal (related to criminal law)
Declension
Declension of karny (hard)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Ellipsis of rzut karny.
Noun
karny m animal
- (nominalized, soccer, colloquial) penalty kick
Declension
Further reading
- karny in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- karny in Polish dictionaries at PWN