Wiktionary

drogi

Lower Sorbian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Slavic *dorgъ.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

drogi (comparative drošy, superlative nejdrošy, adverb drogo)

  1. expensive
    Synonyms: tuni, pśigódny
  2. valuable
Declension edit
Declension of drogi
Masculine singular Feminine singular Neuter singular Dual Plural
Nominative drogi droga droge drogej droge
Genitive drogego drogeje drogego drogeju drogich
Dative drogemu drogej drogemu drogima drogim
Accusative drogi
drogego (animate) 		drogu droge drogej
drogeju (animate) 		droge
drogich (optional animate form)
Instrumental drogim drogeju drogim drogima drogimi
Locative drogem drogej drogem drogima drogich

Etymology 2 edit

Inflected form of droga¹ (“street”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

drogi

  1. inflection of droga:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural

Etymology 3 edit

Inflected form of droga² (“drug”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

drogi

  1. inflection of droga:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural

Further reading edit

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “drogi”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “drogi”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Masurian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Polish drogi.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈdrɔɡi]
  • Syllabification: drogi

Adjective edit

drogi (comparative drogsÿ, superlative nádrogsÿ, derived adverb drogo)

  1. dear, expensive (high in price; costing much money)
  2. expensive (e.g. of a person, offering e.g. a service for a high price)
  3. dear (emotionally close; loved)

Further reading edit

  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021) “drogi”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎[2], volume 2, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 113

Old Polish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dorgъ. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /drɔɡiː/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /drɔɡi/

Adjective edit

drogi (derived adverb drogo)

  1. dear, expensive (costing much)
    • Beginning of the 15th century, Kazania gnieźnieńskie‎[3], page 182a:
      Tedy vøcz f geden to czasz szøcz ony bily swe sludzy f drodzem odzenv chodzøcz vsrzely
      [Tedy więc w jeden to czas sąć oni byli swe sługi w drogiem odzieniu chodząc uźrzeli]
    • 1901 [1471], Materiały i Prace Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie, volume V, page 54:
      Drogą rzecz speciosam (si congregaverint aurum et argentum, et omnem rem speciosam III Esdr 4, 18)
      [Drogą rzecz speciosam (si congregaverint aurum et argentum, et omnem rem speciosam III Esdr 4, 18)]
    • 1930 [Fifteenth century], “I Reg”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)‎[4], 26, 21:
      Wyøcey nye chczø nycs zlego uczinycz tobye, prze to ysze bila tobye droga dusza ma przed oczima twima (quod pretiosa fuerit anima mea in oculis tuis hodie)
      [Więcej nie chcę nics złego uczynić tobie, przeto iże była tobie droga dusza ma przed oczyma twyma (quod pretiosa fuerit anima mea in oculis tuis hodie)]

Derived terms edit

nouns

Related terms edit

adjectives

Descendants edit

  • Masurian: drogi
  • Polish: drogi
  • Silesian: drogi

References edit

Polish edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old Polish drogi.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɔ.ɡi/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈdrɔ.ɡi/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɡi
  • Syllabification: dro‧gi

Adjective edit

drogi (comparative droższy, superlative najdroższy, derived adverb drogo)

  1. dear, expensive (high in price; costing much money)
    Synonyms: cenny, kosztowny
    Antonym: tani
  2. expensive (e.g. of a person, offering e.g. a service for a high price)
    Antonym: tani
  3. expensive (requiring much resources)
  4. dear (emotionally close; loved) [+dative = to whom]
    Synonyms: kochany, luby
  5. dear (important or having much important)
  6. (Middle Polish) rich (having much money or resources)
    Synonym: bogaty
  7. (Middle Polish) The meaning of this term is uncertain.
    • 1586, J. Kochanowski, Pieśni‎[5], page 45:
      Obróć ſwóy kon prędkonogi/ Nieśćigniony Care drogi: Chceſz być groźnym/ á vćiekaſz: Ieſliś płochy/ hárdźie nie kaſz.
Declension edit
Declension of drogi (velar)
singular plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter virile (= masculine personal) non-virile
nominative drogi droga drogie drodzy drogie
genitive drogiego drogiej drogiego drogich
dative drogiemu drogiej drogiemu drogim
accusative drogiego drogi drogą drogie drogich drogie
instrumental drogim drogą drogim drogimi
locative drogim drogiej drogim drogich
short dróg1

1Middle Polish.

Derived terms edit
adjectives
adverbs
nouns
verbs

Trivia edit

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), drogi is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 10 times in scientific texts, 3 times in news, 5 times in essays, 10 times in fiction, and 37 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 65 times, making it the 1006th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[1]

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

drogi

  1. inflection of droga:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

References edit

  1. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990) “drogi”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language]‎[1] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 92

Further reading edit

  • drogi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • drogi in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “drogi”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • “DROGI”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 04.11.2016
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “drogi”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎[6]
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “drogi”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861‎[7]
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “drogi”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎[8] (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 560

Silesian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Polish drogi.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɔɡi/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɡi
  • Syllabification: dro‧gi

Adjective edit

drogi (comparative drogszy, superlative nojdrogszy, derived adverb drogo)

  1. dear, expensive (high in price; costing much money)
    Synonym: kosztowny
    Antonym: tōni
  2. dear (emotionally close; loved)
    Synonym: kochany

Declension edit

Declension of drogi
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine virile nonvirile
nominative drogi drogie drogŏ drodzy drogie
genitive drogigo drogij drogich
dative drogimu drogij drogim
accusative animate drogigo drogie drogõ drogich drogie
inanimate drogi
instrumental drogim drogōm drogimi
locative drogim drogij drogich
vocative drogi drogie drogŏ drodzy drogie

Derived terms edit

nouns
verbs

Further reading edit

  • drogi in dykcjonorz.eu
  • drogi in silling.org
  • Bogdan Kallus (2020) “drogi”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN, page 42
  • Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022) “drogŏ”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 73
  • Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “drogi”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski‎[9], page 180
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