zacny

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Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech vzácný, from Proto-Slavic *vъzęťьnъ, from *vъzęti. The loss of w was due to contamination from cny.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzat͡s.nɘ/
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  • Rhymes: -at͡snɘ
  • Syllabification: zac‧ny

Adjective

zacny (comparative zacniejszy, superlative najzacniejszy, derived adverb zacnie)

  1. (dated) virtuous, righteous
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dobry
  2. (slang) great, awesome
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dobry

Declension

Declension of zacny (hard)
singular plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter virile (= masculine personal) non-virile
nominative zacny zacna zacne zacni zacne
genitive zacnego zacnej zacnego zacnych
dative zacnemu zacnej zacnemu zacnym
accusative zacnego zacny zacną zacne zacnych zacne
instrumental zacnym zacną zacnym zacnymi
locative zacnym zacnej zacnym zacnych

Derived terms

noun

References

  1. ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “zacny”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN

Further reading

  • zacny in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • zacny in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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