obcy
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *obьťь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔp.t͡sɨ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔpt͡sɨ
- Syllabification: ob‧cy
Adjective
obcy m
- unfamiliar
- foreign (not belonging)
- foreign (belonging to a different culture, e.g. languages)
Declension
Declension of obcy
| case | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine personal/animate | masculine inanimate | neuter | feminine | virile | nonvirile | ||
| nominative, vocative | obcy | obce | obca | obcy | obce | ||
| genitive | obcego | obcej | obcych | ||||
| dative | obcemu | obcym | |||||
| accusative | obcego | obcy | obce | obcą | obcych | obce | |
| instrumental | obcym | obcymi | |||||
| locative | obcej | obcych | |||||
Noun
obcy m pers
- stranger
- (science fiction, ufology) extraterrestrial, space alien
- Synonyms: kosmita, ufoludek, zielony ludzik
Declension
Declension of obcy
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | obcy | obcy |
| genitive | obcego | obcych |
| dative | obcemu | obcym |
| accusative | obcego | obcych |
| instrumental | obcym | obcymi |
| locative | obcym | obcych |
| vocative | obcy | obcy |
Derived terms
noun
- obczyzna
Further reading
- obcy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- obcy in Polish dictionaries at PWN