żadny

See also: žádný, żądny, and zádnÿ

Old Polish

Alternative forms

• żadni, żądni, żądny

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly a reduction of *ni *že *edinъ (“not one”), or possibly from żędać +‎ -ny, with constructions such as nie było tam żądnego człowieka (lit. the wanted person wasn't there) being reinterpreted as "no person was there", where the form with -a would have been the result of Old Czech influence, making żądny native. First attested in the 14th century. Compare Old Czech žádný.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /ʒʲaːdnɨː/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ʒʲɒdnɨ/

Pronoun

żadny

1. none, not one, nary a one

   Synonyms: mały, niżadny, niżądny

2. no one, nobody

   Synonyms: nikt, niżadny, niżądny

Descendants

• Masurian: zádén
• Polish: żaden, żadny, żadzien
  • → Belarusian: жа́дны (žádny)
  • → Ukrainian: жо́дний (žódnyj)
• Silesian: żŏdyn

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “(żaden) żadni, żadny, żądni, żądny”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Pronunciation

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈʐɒd.nɨ/

Pronoun

żadny

1. Middle Polish form of żaden

References

• Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “1. żadny”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]