Polish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈduʂ.nɨ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uʂnɨ
  • Syllabification: dusz‧ny

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dušьnъ, related to dech.

Adjective edit

duszny (comparative bardziej duszny, superlative najbardziej duszny, derived adverb duszno)

  1. stuffy (lacking fresh air or ventilation)
  2. sultry, stifling
    Synonyms: sultry, parny
  3. frowsty
    Synonym: zatęchły
  4. (figurative) confined
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Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Old Polish duszny. By surface analysis, duch, dusza +‎ -ny.

Adjective edit

duszny (not comparable, derived adverb (obsolete) dusznie)

  1. (obsolete, relational) spiritual (of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul)
    Synonym: duchowy
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Further reading edit

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