skąpy

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *skǫpъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɔm.pɘ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔmpɘ
  • Syllabification: ską‧py

Adjective

skąpy (comparative bardziej skąpy, superlative najbardziej skąpy, derived adverb skąpo)

  1. stingy, miserly, parsimonious, niggardly
  2. avaricious
  3. scant, scanty, insufficient

Declension

Declension of skąpy (hard)
singular plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter virile (= masculine personal) non-virile
nominative skąpy skąpa skąpe skąpi skąpe
genitive skąpego skąpej skąpego skąpych
dative skąpemu skąpej skąpemu skąpym
accusative skąpego skąpy skąpą skąpe skąpych skąpe
instrumental skąpym skąpą skąpym skąpymi
locative skąpym skąpej skąpym skąpych

Derived terms

nouns
verb

Further reading

  • skąpy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • skąpy in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “skąpy”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN
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