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Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pь̀rvъ. First attested in the 15th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /pjɛrvɨː/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /pjɛrvɨ/
Adjective
pierwy (comparative pierwszy, superlative napirwszy)
- first
- first; early, beginning
- first; prior, earlier
- first; best
Descendants
References
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “pierwy, pierzwy, pirwi, pirwy, pirzwy, napierzwy, napirwy, napirzwy”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN