klawy

Polish

Etymology

Possibly from dialectal Czech klavý, alternatively introduced into Polish by Gypsies from Slovak kľavý (“numb, rigid, torpid”) with a semantic shift. Compare Russian клёвый (kljóvyj).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkla.vɨ/
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  • Rhymes: -avɨ
  • Syllabification: kla‧wy

Adjective

klawy (comparative bardziej klawy, superlative najbardziej klawy, adverb klawo)

  1. (colloquial) tubular, hunky-dory (cool, awesome)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dobry

Declension
Declension of klawy
case singular plural
masculine personal/animate masculine inanimate neuter feminine virile nonvirile
nominative, vocative klawy klawe klawa klawi klawe
genitive klawego klawej klawych
dative klawemu klawym
accusative klawego klawy klawe klawą klawych klawe
instrumental klawym klawymi
locative klawej klawych

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