leciwy

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Polish

Etymology

From lato +‎ -iwy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛˈt͡ɕi.vɘ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ivɘ
  • Syllabification: le‧ci‧wy

Adjective

leciwy (comparative bardziej leciwy or leciwszy, superlative najbardziej leciwy or najleciwszy, derived adverb leciwie)

  1. (literary, of a person) aged, old
    Synonyms: posunięty w latach, stary, wiekowy
    • 1962, Wiesław Myśliwski, Nagi sad‎, Znak:
      [...] gdyby było inaczej, młodość leciwsza byłaby od starości człowieka[...]
      ... if it were otherwise, a person's youth would be more elderly than their old age...
    • 1962, Jan Wiktor, Basia‎, Wydawnictwo Literackie, page 39:
      O, tam siedzi leciwsza paniusia, złym wzrokiem śledzi wybryki rozswawolonych dzieciaków.
      Oh, an older lady is sitting there; with her poor eyesight she is watching the antics of the playing children.
    • 2020, Łukasz Stachniak, “Neftali”, in Kto chce jeść mięso, musi umieć zabić‎, Znak:
      Rodzice chłopca nie byli już młodzi, jednak obcy wydawał mu się bardziej leciwy nawet od nich. Długie uszy, krzaczaste brwie i głęboko żłobione zmarszczki czoła - wszystko to czyniło go wyraźnie starym.
      The boy's parents weren't young any more, but the stranger seemed even more aged than them to him. Long ears, shrubby eyebrows, and deep-grooved wrinkles on his forehead - all this made him obviously old.
  2. (humorous, of a device) old and in bad shape, worn out

Declension

Declension of leciwy (hard)
singular plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter virile (= masculine personal) non-virile
nominative leciwy leciwa leciwe leciwi leciwe
genitive leciwego leciwej leciwego leciwych
dative leciwemu leciwej leciwemu leciwym
accusative leciwego leciwy leciwą leciwe leciwych leciwe
instrumental leciwym leciwą leciwym leciwymi
locative leciwym leciwej leciwym leciwych

Derived terms

noun

Further reading

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