zacny
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech vzácný, from Proto-Slavic *vъzęťьnъ, from *vъzęti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzat͡s.nɨ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -at͡snɨ
- Syllabification: zac‧ny
Adjective
zacny (comparative zacniejszy, superlative najzacniejszy, adverb zacnie)
- (dated) virtuous, righteous
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dobry
- (slang) great, awesome
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dobry
Usage notes
The slang term conveys appreciation and high regard, but not excitement.
Declension
Declension of zacny
| case | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine personal/animate | masculine inanimate | neuter | feminine | virile | nonvirile | ||
| nominative, vocative | zacny | zacne | zacna | zacni | zacne | ||
| genitive | zacnego | zacnej | zacnych | ||||
| dative | zacnemu | zacnym | |||||
| accusative | zacnego | zacny | zacne | zacną | zacnych | zacne | |
| instrumental | zacnym | zacnymi | |||||
| locative | zacnej | zacnych | |||||
Derived terms
- zacność
Related terms
- cny
Further reading
- zacny in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- zacny in Polish dictionaries at PWN