-awy
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-avь. Cognates include Russian -авый (-avyj).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.vɨ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -avɨ
- Syllabification: a‧wy
Suffix
-awy m
- weakens an adjective to which it is appended; -ish
- słony + -awy → słonawy
- (dated, chemistry) -ous
- arsen + -awy → arsenawy
Declension
Declension of -awy
| case | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine personal/animate | masculine inanimate | neuter | feminine | virile | nonvirile | ||
| nominative, vocative | -awy | -awe | -awa | -awi | -awe | ||
| genitive | -awego | -awej | -awych | ||||
| dative | -awemu | -awym | |||||
| accusative | -awego | -awy | -awe | -awą | -awych | -awe | |
| instrumental | -awym | -awymi | |||||
| locative | -awej | -awych | |||||
Derived terms
Polish terms suffixed with -awy
Further reading
- -awy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- -awy in Polish dictionaries at PWN