śmiały

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Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɕmja.wɘ/
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  • Rhymes: -awɘ
  • Syllabification: śmia‧ły

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish śmiały, from Proto-Slavic *sъmělъ, the past participle of *sъměti. By surface analysis, śmieć +‎ -ły. Compare Russian сме́лый (smélyj).

Adjective

śmiały (comparative śmielszy, superlative najśmielszy, derived adverb śmiało)

  1. daring, bold
    Antonym: nieśmiały
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Verb

śmiały

  1. third-person plural nonvirile past of śmieć

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

śmiały

  1. third-person plural nonvirile past of śmiać

Further reading

  • śmiały in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • śmiały in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “śmiały”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN