zacny
Polish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Czech vzácný, from Proto-Slavic *vъzęťьnъ, from *vъzęti. The loss of w was due to contamination from cny.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
zacny (comparative zacniejszy, superlative najzacniejszy, derived adverb zacnie)
- (dated) virtuous, righteous
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dobry
- (slang) great, awesome
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dobry
Declension edit
Declension of zacny (hard)
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine animate | masculine inanimate | feminine | neuter | virile (= masculine personal) | non-virile | |
| nominative | zacny | zacna | zacne | zacni | zacne | |
| genitive | zacnego | zacnej | zacnego | zacnych | ||
| dative | zacnemu | zacnej | zacnemu | zacnym | ||
| accusative | zacnego | zacny | zacną | zacne | zacnych | zacne |
| instrumental | zacnym | zacną | zacnym | zacnymi | ||
| locative | zacnym | zacnej | zacnym | zacnych | ||
Derived terms edit
noun
References edit
- ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “zacny”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN