kochany

See also: Kochany

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *koxati

Old Polish kochać

Polish kochać

Proto-Slavic *-anъ

Proto-Indo-European *-(e-)nós

Proto-Slavic *-ěnъ

Old Polish -any

Polish -any

Polish kochany

From kochać + -any.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈxa.nɘ/

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• Rhymes: -anɘ
• Syllabification: ko‧cha‧ny
• Homophone: Kochany

Noun

kochany m pers (female equivalent kochana, diminutive kochanieńki or kochaniutki)

1. (nominalized, endearing) loved one, love
2. (nominalized, sarcastic) patronizing term of address for someone irritating

   Synonyms: kochanieńki, kochaniutki

Declension

Declension of kochany

	singular	plural
nominative	kochany	kochani
genitive	kochanego	kochanych
dative	kochanemu	kochanym
accusative	kochanego	kochanych
instrumental	kochanym	kochanymi
locative	kochanym	kochanych
vocative	kochany	kochani

Participle

kochany (passive adjectival)

1. passive adjectival participle of kochać

Declension

Declension of kochany (hard)

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative/vocative	kochany		kochana	kochane	kochani	kochane
genitive	kochanego		kochanej	kochanego	kochanych
dative	kochanemu		kochanej	kochanemu	kochanym
accusative	kochanego	kochany	kochaną	kochane	kochanych	kochane
instrumental	kochanym		kochaną	kochanym	kochanymi
locative	kochanym		kochanej	kochanym	kochanych

Further reading

• “kochany”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “kochany”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)