cwany

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьvanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sfa.nɨ/

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• Rhymes: -anɨ
• Syllabification: cwa‧ny

Adjective

cwany (comparative cwańszy, superlative najcwańszy, derived adverb cwanie)

1. (colloquial) crafty, cunning, shifty, sly

   Synonyms: chytry, krętacki, sprytny, szczwany

Declension

Declension of cwany (hard)

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative	cwany		cwana	cwane	cwani	cwane
genitive	cwanego		cwanej	cwanego	cwanych
dative	cwanemu		cwanej	cwanemu	cwanym
accusative	cwanego	cwany	cwaną	cwane	cwanych	cwane
instrumental	cwanym		cwaną	cwanym	cwanymi
locative	cwanym		cwanej	cwanym	cwanych

Derived terms

adjective

• cwaniacki

 

nouns

• cwaniactwo
• cwaniak
• cwaniara

 

verb

• wycwanić

 

Further reading

• cwany in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• cwany in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego/cwany on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource ^pl