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): /ˈzat͡snɘ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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

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