ostry

ostry

See also: ostrý and ôstry

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *aśras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós, from *h₂eḱ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔs.trɨ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔstrɨ
• Syllabification: os‧try

Adjective

ostry (comparative ostrzejszy, superlative najostrzejszy, adverb ostro)

1. sharp (able to cut easily)

   Antonym: tępy

2. hot, spicy
3. (geometry) acute (less than ninety degrees)
4. rough, sharp, fierce (demanding or critical)
5. dangerous (of a dog)
6. harsh, severe, brutal, cruel
7. clear, explicit
8. high (of sound)

   Synonym: wysoki

   Antonyms: gruby, niski

9. bright (of an object's color)
10. sharp, keen, acute (of emotions or senses)
11. fast
12. sharp, steep

    Synonym: stromy

Declension

Declension of ostry

case	singular				plural
	masculine personal/animate	masculine inanimate	neuter	feminine	virile	nonvirile
nominative, vocative	ostry		ostre	ostra	ostrzy	ostre
genitive	ostrego			ostrej	ostrych
dative	ostremu				ostrym
accusative	ostrego	ostry	ostre	ostrą	ostrych	ostre
instrumental	ostrym				ostrymi
locative				ostrej	ostrych

Derived terms

nouns

• akcent ostry
• ostrość
• ostrowidz
• ostrzałka
• ostrze
• ostrzeń

 

verb

• ostrzyć

 

Related terms

nouns

• jesieć
• osełka

 

Further reading

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