marny

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See also: márny and marný

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *marьnъ.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -arnɘ
  • Syllabification: mar‧ny

Adjective

marny (comparative marniejszy, superlative najmarniejszy, derived adverb marnie)

  1. miserable
  2. paltry
  3. vain, futile
  4. (Żywiec) Synonym of biedny (“poor”) (not rich)

Declension

Declension of marny (hard)
singular plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter virile (= masculine personal) non-virile
nominative marny marna marne marni marne
genitive marnego marnej marnego marnych
dative marnemu marnej marnemu marnym
accusative marnego marny marną marne marnych marne
instrumental marnym marną marnym marnymi
locative marnym marnej marnym marnych
nouns
verbs

Further reading

  • marny in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • marny in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “marny”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 113
  • Izydor Kopernicki (1875) “marny”, in Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności (I), volume 3, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 372
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