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Polish
Etymology
From kurcz + -owy. First attested in 1534.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kurˈt͡ʂɔ.vɘ/
- Rhymes: -ɔvɘ
- Syllabification: kur‧czo‧wy
Adjective
kurczowy (comparative bardziej kurczowy, superlative najbardziej kurczowy, derived adverb kurczowo)
- (relational, not comparable, medicine) spasmodic spastic; spasm
- Synonym: skurczowy
- (literary) iron grip (having a strong grip; usually as a result of emotions)
- (literary, by extension) iron grip (determined; unwilling to back down)
Declension
Declension of kurczowy (hard)
References
- ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
Further reading
- kurczowy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kurczowy in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “kurczowy”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “kurczowy”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “kurczowy”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 640