stary

stary

See also: starý, Stary, and стары

English

Etymology

stare +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɛə.ɹɨ/

Adjective

stary (comparative starier, superlative stariest)

1. Alternative spelling of starey
   • 1980, Stephen King, The Mist:

     Buddy Eagleton was ahead of Reppler and he turned to run, his eyes wide and stary.

Anagrams

• T-rays, artsy, satyr, stray, trays, yrast

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *starъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstarɨ/

Adjective

stary (comparative staršy, superlative nejstaršy)

1. old

   Antonyms: młody, nowy

   • 1998, Erwin Hannusch, chapter 1, Niedersorbisch praktisch und verständlich, Bautzen: Domowina Verlag, →ISBN, page 20:

     Tšochu dalej su Stare wiki.

     Somewhat further on is the Old Market.

Declension

Declension of stary

	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Neuter singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	stary	stara	stare	starej	stare
Genitive	starego	stareje	starego	stareju	starych
Dative	staremu	starej	staremu	staryma	starym
Accusative	stary starego (animate)	staru	stare	starej stareju (animate)	stare starych (optional animate form)
Instrumental	starym	stareju	starym	staryma	starymi
Locative	starem	starej	starem	staryma	starych

Derived terms

• starjejšej (“parents”)

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish star, from Proto-Slavic *starъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsta.rɨ/

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• Rhymes: -arɨ
• Syllabification: sta‧ry

Adjective

stary (comparative starszy, superlative najstarszy, adverb staro)

1. old (in the late stage of life)

   Antonym: młody

2. old (having existed for a long time, or having known something for a long time)

   Antonym: nowy

Declension

Declension of stary

case	singular				plural
	masculine personal/animate	masculine inanimate	neuter	feminine	virile	nonvirile
nominative, vocative	stary		stare	stara	starzy	stare
genitive	starego			starej	starych
dative	staremu				starym
accusative	starego	stary	stare	starą	starych	stare
instrumental	starym				starymi
locative				starej	starych

Derived terms

nouns

• stara bieda
• starość

 

verb

• starzeć

 

Noun

stary m pers (feminine stara)

1. (slang, derogatory) old man (father)
2. (slang, derogatory, literally) old man
3. (slang, derogatory) old man (husband)
4. (slang) boss
5. (slang) friend, dude

Declension

Declension of stary

	singular	plural
nominative	stary	starzy
genitive	starego	starych
dative	staremu	starym
accusative	starego	starych
instrumental	starym	starymi
locative	starym	starych
vocative	stary	starzy

Further reading

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

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Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *starъ.

Adjective

stary

1. old

Declension

Declension of stary

	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Neuter singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	stary	stara	stare	starej staraj (masculine animate)	stare stari (masculine animate)
Genitive	stareho	stareje	stareho	stareju	starych
Dative	staremu	starej	staremu	starymaj	starym
Accusative	stary stareho (animate)	staru	stare	starej stareju (masculine animate)	stare starych (masculine animate)
Instrumental	starym	starej	starym	starymaj	starymi
Locative	starym	starej	starym	starymaj	starych