cwany

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьvanъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sfa.nɨ/
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Rhymes: -anɨ
Syllabification: cwa‧ny

Adjective

cwany (comparative cwańszy, superlative najcwańszy, adverb cwanie)

(colloquial) crafty, cunning, shifty, sly
Synonyms: chytry, krętacki, sprytny, szczwany

Declension

Declension of cwany

case	singular				plural
case	masculine personal/animate	masculine inanimate	neuter	feminine	virile	nonvirile
nominative, vocative	cwany		cwane	cwana	cwani	cwane
genitive	cwanego			cwanej	cwanych
dative	cwanemu			cwanej	cwanym
accusative	cwanego	cwany	cwane	cwaną	cwanych	cwane
instrumental	cwanym			cwaną	cwanymi
locative	cwanym			cwanej	cwanych

Derived terms

adjective

cwaniacki

nouns

cwaniactwo
cwaniak
cwaniara

verb

wycwanić

Further reading

cwany in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
cwany in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego/cwany on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource ^pl

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