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Polish
Etymology
From ponurzyć + -y.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔˈnu.rɘ/
- Rhymes: -urɘ
- Syllabification: po‧nu‧ry
Adjective
ponury (comparative bardziej ponury, superlative najbardziej ponury, derived adverb ponuro)
- grim, gloomy
Declension
Declension of ponury (hard)
Derived terms
Further reading
- ponury in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ponury in Polish dictionaries at PWN