krępy

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krǫpъ.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɛmpɘ
  • Syllabification: krę‧py

Adjective

krępy (comparative bardziej krępy, superlative najbardziej krępy, derived adverb krępo)

  1. stocky, thickset
    Synonym: zwalisty
  2. squat, stumpy
    Synonym: przysadzisty
  3. (Kielce, of a tree) synonym of koślawy

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
adverb

Further reading

  • krępy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • krępy in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Władysław Siarkowski (1878) “krępy”, in “Materiały do etnografii ludu polskiego z okolic Kielc”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowej (in Polish), volume 2, chapter 3, Krakow: Komisyja Antropologiczna Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie, page 248