lichy

lichy

See also: lichý and líchy

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lixъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlixɨ/, [ˈlʲix(ʲ)ɨ]

Adjective

lichy (adverb licho)

1. free (unconstrained, unobstructed, without obligations, without)

Declension

Declension of lichy

	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Neuter singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	lichy	licha	liche	lichej	liche
Genitive	lichego	licheje	lichego	licheju	lichych
Dative	lichemu	lichej	lichemu	lichyma	lichym
Accusative	lichy lichego (animate)	lichu	liche	lichej licheju (animate)	liche lichych (optional animate form)
Instrumental	lichym	licheju	lichym	lichyma	lichymi
Locative	lichem	lichej	lichem	lichyma	lichych

Synonyms

• fryj
• lichotny
• wólny

Further reading

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

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.xɨ/

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• Rhymes: -ixɨ
• Syllabification: li‧chy

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lixъ.

Adjective

lichy (comparative lichszy, superlative najlichszy, adverb licho)

1. shoddy, poor (of low quality)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:zły

2. paltry
3. flimsy
4. miserable (wretched, worthless)
5. pitiful

Declension

Declension of lichy

case	singular				plural
	masculine personal/animate	masculine inanimate	neuter	feminine	virile	nonvirile
nominative, vocative	lichy		liche	licha	lisi	liche
genitive	lichego			lichej	lichych
dative	lichemu				lichym
accusative	lichego	lichy	liche	lichą	lichych	liche
instrumental	lichym				lichymi
locative				lichej	lichych

Related terms

adjectives

• lichawy
• lichutki

 

adverb

• licho
• lichutko

 

nouns

• lichość
• lichota
• lichotka

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

lichy f

1. inflection of licha:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Further reading

• lichy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• lichy in Polish dictionaries at PWN