Polish

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Etymology

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Univerbation of k +‎ sobie + -ny.[1] First attested in 1838.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈksɔb.nɨ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔbnɨ
  • Syllabification: ksob‧ny

Adjective

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ksobny (not comparable, derived adverb ksobnie)

  1. (literary) aimed at oneself

Declension

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Derived terms

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noun

References

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  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “ksobny”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. ^ Józef Majer (1838) Słownik anatomiczno-fizyologiczny[1] (in Polish), page 31

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