piękny

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Polish

Etymology

Uncertain. Cognate with Czech pěkný and Slovak pekný. Possibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Slavic *pěkrъ (cognate with Latin pulcher (beautiful);[1] compare also Old Church Slavonic пѣгъ (pěgŭ)). Or cognate with Old High German fēh, Ancient Greek ποικίλος (poikílos, multicoloured) from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ-.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpjɛŋ.knɨ/
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Adjective

piękny (comparative piękniejszy, superlative najpiękniejszy, derived adverb pięknie)

  1. beautiful
    Jaki piękny dzień!What a lovely/beautiful day!
    Była piękną kobietą.She was a beautiful woman.

Declension

Template:pl-decl-adj-y

References

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