zacny

Polish

Alternative forms

wzacny (Middle Polish)

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech vzácný, from Proto-Slavic *vъzęťьnъ, from *vъzęti. The loss of w was due to contamination from cny.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzat͡s.nɨ/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -at͡snɨ
Syllabification: zac‧ny

Adjective

zacny (comparative zacniejszy, superlative najzacniejszy, adverb zacnie)

(dated) virtuous, righteous
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dobry
(slang) great, awesome
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dobry

Usage notes

The slang term conveys appreciation and high regard, but not excitement.

Declension

Declension of zacny

case	singular				plural
case	masculine personal/animate	masculine inanimate	neuter	feminine	virile	nonvirile
nominative, vocative	zacny		zacne	zacna	zacni	zacne
genitive	zacnego			zacnej	zacnych
dative	zacnemu			zacnej	zacnym
accusative	zacnego	zacny	zacne	zacną	zacnych	zacne
instrumental	zacnym			zacną	zacnymi
locative	zacnym			zacnej	zacnych

Derived terms

noun

zacność

References

Boryś, Wiesław (2005) Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN

Further reading

zacny in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
zacny in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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