karny

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See also: kárný

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkarnɘ/
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  • Rhymes: -arnɘ
  • Syllabification: kar‧ny

Etymology 1

From kara +‎ -ny.

Adjective

karny (not generally comparable, comparative bardziej karny, superlative najbardziej karny, derived adverb karnie)

  1. punitive, intended as punishment
  2. obedient, disciplined
  3. (relational, law) criminal, penal (related to criminal law)
Declension
Derived terms
nouns

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of rzut karny.

Noun

karny m animal

  1. (nominalized, soccer, colloquial) penalty kick
Declension

Further reading

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