płochy

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See also: plochy and plochý

Polish

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɔxɘ
  • Syllabification: pło‧chy

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *polxъ.

Adjective

płochy (comparative bardziej płochy, superlative najbardziej płochy, derived adverb płocho)

  1. (archaic) fickle
  2. (archaic) thoughtless
  3. (archaic) skittish
  4. (archaic) insignificant, trivial
    Synonyms: bagatelny, błahy, nieistotny
    Antonym: niebagatelny
  5. (Southern Greater Poland) soft, light, frail
Declension
Derived terms
noun

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

płochy f

  1. inflection of płocha:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Further reading

  • płochy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • płochy in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “płochy”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1877) “płochy”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 31