ciekawy
Polish
Etymology
From ciekać + -awy. First element from ciec. Originally meaning 'fast running, flowing' > 'able, willing to run' > 'running to learn something, get news' > 'wanting to know something, interested in something'.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕɛˈka.vɨ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -avɨ
- Syllabification: cie‧ka‧wy
Adjective
ciekawy (comparative ciekawszy, superlative najciekawszy, adverb ciekawie)
- interesting (arousing or holding someone's attention)
- Synonym: interesujący
- Antonym: nieciekawy, nudny
- curious (inquisitive)
Declension
Declension of ciekawy
| case | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine personal/animate | masculine inanimate | neuter | feminine | virile | nonvirile | ||
| nominative, vocative | ciekawy | ciekawe | ciekawa | ciekawi | ciekawe | ||
| genitive | ciekawego | ciekawej | ciekawych | ||||
| dative | ciekawemu | ciekawym | |||||
| accusative | ciekawego | ciekawy | ciekawe | ciekawą | ciekawych | ciekawe | |
| instrumental | ciekawym | ciekawymi | |||||
| locative | ciekawej | ciekawych | |||||
Derived terms
adjectives
- arcyciekawy
- ciekawski
- nieciekawy
- przeciekawy
adverbs
- arcyciekawie
- nieciekawie
- przeciekawie
nouns
- ciekawość
- zaciekawienie
verbs
Descendants
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