chory

See also: chorý, chóry, Chory, Chorý, and -chory

Lower Sorbian

Adjective

chory (comparative choršy, superlative nejchoršy)

1. Superseded spelling of chóry.

Declension

Declension of chory

	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Neuter singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	chory	chora	chore	chorej	chore
Genitive	chorego	choreje	chorego	choreju	chorych
Dative	choremu	chorej	choremu	choryma	chorym
Accusative	chory chorego (animate)	choru	chore	chorej choreju (animate)	chore chorych (optional animate form)
Instrumental	chorym	choreju	chorym	choryma	chorymi
Locative	chorem	chorej	chorem	choryma	chorych

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xvorъ, *xorъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɔ.rɨ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrɨ
• Syllabification: cho‧ry

Adjective

chory (comparative bardziej chory, superlative najbardziej chory)

1. ill, sick

   Antonym: zdrowy

2. (informal, derogatory, figurative) poisonous, noxious, toxic

   Antonym: przyjazny

   Mam dość tej chorej atmosfery w pracy. ― I've had enough of this poisonous atmosphere at work.

3. (colloquial, derogatory) outlandish, bogus

   Antonym: sensowny

   Trzy stówy za obiad? To jest chore. ― Three hundred for a lunch? That's crazy.

Declension

Declension of chory

case	singular				plural
	masculine personal/animate	masculine inanimate	neuter	feminine	virile	nonvirile
nominative, vocative	chory		chore	chora	chorzy	chore
genitive	chorego			chorej	chorych
dative	choremu				chorym
accusative	chorego	chory	chore	chorą	chorych	chore
instrumental	chorym				chorymi
locative				chorej	chorych

Further reading

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

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *x(v)orъ; cognate with Lower Sorbian chóry, Czech chorý, and Belarusian хворы (xvóry).

Adjective

chory

1. ill, sick