Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɲi.wɨ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iwɨ
  • Syllabification: gni‧ły

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gňilъ. By surface analysis, gnić +‎ -ły. Cognate to Russian гнило́й (gnilój), Slovak hnilý.

Adjective

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gniły (comparative bardziej gniły, superlative najbardziej gniły, no derived adverb)

  1. (obsolete) putrid, rotten, rotting
    Synonyms: gnijący, zgniły
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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gniły

  1. third-person plural nonvirile past of gnić

Further reading

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  • gniły in Polish dictionaries at PWN