cierpki
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tьrpъkъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕɛrp.ki/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛrpki
- Syllabification: cierp‧ki
Adjective
cierpki (comparative bardziej cierpki, superlative najbardziej cierpki, adverb cierpko)
- (of foods, smells) acrid, sharp, tangy
- Synonym: ostry
- (of people, words, or actions) acerbic, acrid, sharp
- (of experiences, memories) distressing, painful
- Synonym: hiobowy
Declension
Declension of cierpki
| case | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine personal/animate | masculine inanimate | neuter | feminine | virile | nonvirile | ||
| nominative, vocative | cierpki | cierpkie | cierpka | cierpcy | cierpkie | ||
| genitive | cierpkiego | cierpkiej | cierpkich | ||||
| dative | cierpkiemu | cierpkim | |||||
| accusative | cierpkiego | cierpki | cierpkie | cierpką | cierpkich | cierpkie | |
| instrumental | cierpkim | cierpkimi | |||||
| locative | cierpkiej | cierpkich | |||||
Derived terms
adjective
- cierpkawy
noun
- cierpkość
Related terms
adverb
- cierpkawo
Further reading
- cierpki in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- cierpki in Polish dictionaries at PWN