odpowiedzialny

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Polish

Etymology

From odpowiedzieć +‎ -alny. Calque of French responsable, German verantwortlich/haftbar/verantwortungsvoll, and Russian отве́тственный (otvétstvennyj).[1] First attested in the 17th centeury.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔt.pɔ.vjɛˈd͡ʑal.nɘ/
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  • Rhymes: -alnɘ
  • Syllabification: od‧po‧wie‧dzial‧ny

Adjective

odpowiedzialny (not generally comparable, comparative odpowiedzialniejszy or bardziej odpowiedzialny, superlative najodpowiedzialniejszy or najbardziej odpowiedzialny, derived adverb odpowiedzialnie)

  1. (comparable) responsible (having or evidential of good judgment in decision-making)
    Antonym: nieodpowiedzialny
  2. (not comparable) responsible; answerable (having the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act performed or for its consequences) ,
  3. (comparable, of a job or duty) responsible (involving important duties; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned)
  4. (not comparable) responsible (being a primary cause of a situation or action and thus able to be blamed or credited for it)
  5. responsible (answerable for an act performed or for its consequences)

Declension

Noun

odpowiedzialny m pers (female equivalent odpowiedzialna)

  1. responsible (person bearing the responsibility for something)
    Synonym: winny

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References

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “odpowiedzialny”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. ^ Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “odpowiedzialny”, in Słownik języka polskiego

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