twardy

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tvьrdъ. Cognate with Upper Sorbian twjerdy.

Pronunciation

Adjective

twardy (comparative twarźejšy, superlative nejtwarźejšy, adverb twardo or twarźe)

  1. hard (resistant to pressure)

Declension

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Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “twardy”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “twardy”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tvьrdъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtfar.dɨ/
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Adjective

twardy (comparative twardszy, superlative najtwardszy, derived adverb twardo)

  1. hard
    Diamenty są bardzo twarde.
    Diamonds are very hard.
    Moje łóżko jest bardzo twarde.
    My bed is very hard.
    Nie uważasz, że jesteś dla niego zbyt twardy?
    Don't you think you are too hard on him?
  2. (of water) hard (high in dissolved calcium compounds)
  3. tough
    Nie bądź dla niej taki twardy.
    Don't be so tough with her.
    Boli mnie ząb, więc nie mogę jeść twardego jedzenia.
    I have a toothache so I can't eat tough food.
    Ten stek jest twardy.
    This steak is tough.
  4. firm
    Wolę spać na twardym materacu.
    I prefer sleeping on a firm mattress.
  5. stiff, rigid
    Muszę kupić twardy pędzel.
    I have to buy a stiff brush.

Declension

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Further reading