Polish

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Etymology

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From ogon +‎ -asty.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔ.ɡɔˈɲas.tɨ/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ɔ.ɡɔˈɲas.tɨ/
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  • Rhymes: -astɨ
  • Syllabification: o‧go‧nias‧ty

Adjective

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ogoniasty (not comparable, derived adverb ogoniasto)

  1. (zoology) caudate, tailed (having a tail)
    Synonyms: (Middle Polish) ogonaty, (Middle Polish) ogonisty
  2. (figurative) caudate, tailed (having a tail-like extension)
  3. (colloquial, idiomatic, of scent) trailing

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Further reading

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  • ogoniasty in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ogoniasty in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • ogoniasty in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “ogoniasty”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]