płonny
Polish
Etymology
From dialectal Proto-Slavic *polnъ, from a *polh₂no- derivative of Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”). Cognate to Upper Sorbian płony (“flat; fruitless”), Czech planý (“wild; false; vain”), Slovak planý (“wild; false; vain”), Slovene plȃn (“without growth on it; flat”); the original context being related to undesired plants.
Pronunciation
Adjective
płonny (comparative bardziej, superlative najbardziej, derived adverb płonnie)
- fruitless, vain, to no avail, superfluous, otiose
- Synonyms: nikczemny, próżny, jałowy, bezużyteczny, czczy, nieurodzajny
Declension
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Further reading
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- Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “płonny”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, pages 445–446
- Snoj, Marko (2016) “plȃn”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si