zimny

See also: Zimny

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-

Proto-Indo-European *-ōm

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyōm

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeym-eh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *źeimā́ˀ

Proto-Slavic *zima

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-inas

Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ

Proto-Slavic *zimьnъ

Old Polish zimny

Polish zimny

Inherited from Old Polish zimny, from Proto-Slavic *zimьnъ. By surface analysis, zima +‎ -ny.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʑim.nɘ/

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• Rhymes: -imnɘ
• Syllabification: zim‧ny
• Homophone: Zimny

Adjective

zimny (comparative zimniejszy, superlative najzimniejszy, derived adverb zimno)

1. cold (having a low temperature)

   Synonym: chłodny

Declension

Declension of zimny (hard)

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative/vocative	zimny		zimna	zimne	zimni	zimne
genitive	zimnego		zimnej	zimnego	zimnych
dative	zimnemu		zimnej	zimnemu	zimnym
accusative	zimnego	zimny	zimną	zimne	zimnych	zimne
instrumental	zimnym		zimną	zimnym	zimnymi
locative	zimnym		zimnej	zimnym	zimnych

Related terms

verbs

• dmuchać na zimne impf

Further reading

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