chytry
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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xytrъ.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɘtrɘ
- Syllabification: chy‧try
- Homophones: Chytry, Hytry
Adjective
chytry (comparative chytrzejszy, superlative najchytrzejszy, derived adverb chytrze)
- sly, wily
- Synonyms: przebiegły, cwaniacki, podstępny
- W pewnej chwili stare babsko z chytrymi oczami wprowadziło między strojny tłum młode koźlątko z sierścią jak śnieg bielutką.
- At some point an old hag with sly eyes led into the elegant crowd a young goat with fur white as snow.
- greedy, covetous, stingy
- (colloquial) crafty, clever, neat
- (Kuyavia) interested, willing to work
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine animate | masculine inanimate | feminine | neuter | virile (= masculine personal) | non-virile | |
| nominative | chytry | chytra | chytre | chytrzy | chytre | |
| genitive | chytrego | chytrej | chytrego | chytrych | ||
| dative | chytremu | chytrej | chytremu | chytrym | ||
| accusative | chytrego | chytry | chytrą | chytre | chytrych | chytre |
| instrumental | chytrym | chytrą | chytrym | chytrymi | ||
| locative | chytrym | chytrej | chytrym | chytrych | ||
Declension of chytry (hard)
Derived terms
nouns
verb
Further reading
- chytry in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- chytry in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “chytry”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN
- Oskar Kolberg (1867) “chytry”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 269
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