ôbcÿ

See also: obcy and ôbcy

Masurian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish obcy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈwɔpt͡sɪ]
• Syllabification: ôb‧cÿ

Adjective

ôbcÿ (not comparable, no derived adverb)

1. (sometimes nominalized) foreign (belonging to a different culture, e.g. languages)
2. (sometimes nominalized) strange, foreign (unrelated by blood)
3. (sometimes nominalized) unfamiliar, strange, foreign (not known to someone)
4. someone else's (belonging to a different person)

Further reading

• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “obcy”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎^[1], volume 5, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 8