negatyw

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negatyw

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛˈɡa.tɘf/
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  • Rhymes: -atɘf
  • Syllabification: ne‧ga‧tyw

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin negātīvus.

Noun

negatyw m inan

  1. (photography) negative (image in which dark areas represent light ones, and the converse)
    Antonym: pozytyw
  2. casting mould, stencil, or matrix with an imprint of an object which is the reverse of the shape one wants to obtain
  3. reverse of such a shape
    Hypernym: matryca
  4. (literary) negative (the opposite of someone or something in some respect)
  5. (colloquial) negative (unfavorable point or characteristic)
    Synonyms: minus, wada
    Antonyms: plus, pozytyw, zaleta
  6. (paleontology) negative (reverse imprint on fossils)
Declension

Noun

negatyw m inan

  1. (colloquial, Internet) negative rating given on an Internet site to a person who is a customer of that site, usually buying or selling something through it
    Antonym: pozytyw
Declension

Noun

negatyw m pers

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, ethnic slur) coon, nigger, tar baby
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:czarnuch
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

negatyw f

  1. genitive plural of negatywa

Further reading

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