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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish wczasny, wczesny (“well-timed, timely, fortuitous”). By surface analysis, univerbation of w czas + -ny. Compare Czech včasný.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈft͡ʂɛs.nɘ/
- Rhymes: -ɛsnɘ
- Syllabification: wczes‧ny
Adjective
wczesny (comparative wcześniejszy, superlative najwcześniejszy, derived adverb wcześnie)
- early (at the beginning phase of something)
- Antonym: późny
- early (occurring at a time before the standard)
- Antonym: późny
- early (happening in morning hours)
- Antonym: późny
- early (of an older period of time, having existed a long time ago)
- Antonym: późny
Declension
Declension of wczesny (hard)
Derived terms
Further reading
- wczesny in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wczesny in Polish dictionaries at PWN