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Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zaˈjɛn.t͡ʂɘ/
- Rhymes: -ɛnt͡ʂɘ
- Syllabification: za‧ję‧czy
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Polish zajęczy, from Proto-Slavic *zajęčьjь. By surface analysis, zając + -y.
Adjective
zajęczy (not comparable, no derived adverb)
- (relational) hare (any lagomorph of the genus Lepus)
- (relational) leporine (being a hare or hares)
- (relational) leporine (being a part of a hare's body)
- (relational) leporine (originating from a hare)
- (relational) leporine (inhabited by a hare or hares)
- (relational) leporine (like that of a hare)
- made from the skin or meat of a hare
- (figurative, of people) cowardly; nervous
Declension
Declension of zajęczy (hard)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
zajęczy
- third-person singular present of zajęczeć
Further reading
- zajęczy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- zajęczy in Polish dictionaries at PWN