stary

See also: starý, Stary, and стары

English

Etymology

stare +‎ -y

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /stɛə.ɹɨ/

Adjective

stary (comparative starier, superlative stariest)

  1. Alternative spelling of starey
    • 1980, Stephen King, The Mist:
      Buddy Eagleton was ahead of Reppler and he turned to run, his eyes wide and stary.

Anagrams

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *starъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstarɨ/

Adjective

stary (comparative staršy, superlative nejstaršy)

  1. old
    Antonyms: młody, nowy
    • 1998, Erwin Hannusch, chapter 1, Niedersorbisch praktisch und verständlich, Bautzen: Domowina Verlag, →ISBN, page 20:
      Tšochu dalej su Stare wiki.
      Somewhat further on is the Old Market.

Declension
Declension of stary
Masculine singular Feminine singular Neuter singular Dual Plural
Nominative stary stara stare starej stare
Genitive starego stareje starego stareju starych
Dative staremu starej staremu staryma starym
Accusative stary
starego (animate)		 staru stare starej
stareju (animate)		 stare
starych (optional animate form)
Instrumental starym stareju starym staryma starymi
Locative starem starej starem staryma starych

Derived terms

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish star, from Proto-Slavic *starъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsta.rɨ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -arɨ
  • Syllabification: sta‧ry

Adjective

stary (comparative starszy, superlative najstarszy, adverb staro)

  1. old (in the late stage of life)
    Antonym: młody
  2. old (having existed for a long time, or having known something for a long time)
    Antonym: nowy

Declension
Declension of stary
case singular plural
masculine personal/animate masculine inanimate neuter feminine virile nonvirile
nominative, vocative stary stare stara starzy stare
genitive starego starej starych
dative staremu starym
accusative starego stary stare starą starych stare
instrumental starym starymi
locative starej starych

Derived terms
nouns
verb

Noun

stary m pers (feminine stara)

  1. (slang, derogatory) old man (father)
  2. (slang, derogatory, literally) old man
  3. (slang, derogatory) old man (husband)
  4. (slang) boss
  5. (slang) friend, dude

Declension
Declension of stary
singular plural
nominative stary starzy
genitive starego starych
dative staremu starym
accusative starego starych
instrumental starym starymi
locative starym starych
vocative stary starzy

Further reading
  • stary in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • stary in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *starъ.

Adjective

stary

  1. old

Declension
Declension of stary
Masculine singular Feminine singular Neuter singular Dual Plural
Nominative stary stara stare starej
staraj (masculine animate)		 stare
stari (masculine animate)
Genitive stareho stareje stareho stareju starych
Dative staremu starej staremu starymaj starym
Accusative stary
stareho (animate)		 staru stare starej
stareju (masculine animate)		 stare
starych (masculine animate)
Instrumental starym starej starym starymaj starymi
Locative starym starej starym starymaj starych
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