slepy

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See also: slepý, slěpy, and ślepy

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Old English *slǣpiġ; equivalent to slep (“sleep”) +‎ -y (“-y”).

    Adjective

    slepy

    1. sleepy (liable to sleep)
      • c. 1250, The Story of Genesis and Exodus‎ (poem):
        He woren drunken and slepi.
        They were drunk and sleepy.
    2. sleepy (soporific; causing sleep)
    3. sleepy (lazy, sluggish)
    4. (rare) Pertaining to or characteristic of sleep.

    Descendants

    • English: sleepy
    • Middle Scots: slepy, sleipy

    References

    Upper Sorbian

    Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slě̑pъ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈslɛpɨ/
    • Rhymes: -ɛpɨ
    • Hyphenation: sle‧py
    • Syllabification: sle‧py

    Adjective

    slepy (comparative slepiši, superlative najslepiši, absolute superlative nanajslepiši, excessive přeslepy, adverb slepje)

    1. blind (unable to see)

    Declension

    Declension of slepy
    singular dual plural
    masculine neuter feminine virile nonvirile virile nonvirile
    personal/animal inanimate
    nominative, vocative slepy slepe slepa slepaj slepej slepi slepe
    genitive slepeho
    slepoh¹     		slepeje slepeju slepych
    dative slepemu
    slepom¹     		slepej slepymaj slepym
    accusative slepeho
    slepoh¹     		slepy slepe slepu slepeju slepej slepych slepe
    instrumental slepym slepej slepymaj slepymi
    locative slepych

    References

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