chytrzec

See also: chytrzeć

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish chytrzec. By surface analysis, chytry +‎ -iec. Cognate with Russian хитре́ц (xitréc).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɘ.tʂɛt͡s/

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): (16^th c.) /ˈxɨ.tr̝ɛt͡s/, (17^th–18^th c.) /ˈxɨ.tʂɛt͡s/

• Rhymes: -ɘtʂɛt͡s
• Syllabification: chy‧trzec

Noun

chytrzec m pers (related adjective (Middle Polish) chytrcow)

1. (derogatory) devious person

   Synonyms: (Middle Polish) chytrek, ćwik, lis, przebieglec

Declension

Declension of chytrzec

	singular	plural
nominative	chytrzec	chytrcy/chytrce (deprecative)
genitive	chytrca	chytrców
dative	chytrcowi	chytrcom
accusative	chytrca	chytrców
instrumental	chytrcem	chytrcami
locative	chytrcu	chytrcach
vocative	chytrcu	chytrcy

Related terms

adjectives

• chytrawy

 

adverbs

• chytrawo
• chytro
• chytrze

 

nouns

• chytrak
• chytrek
• chytrość
• chytrus

 

verbs

• chytrzeć impf
• chytrzyć impf

 

Further reading

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