prawy

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pravъ, from Proto-Indo-European *prōw- (“right judge, master”). Cognate with Latin prōvincia (“territory, dominion, office, duty, province”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpra.vɨ/
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Adjective

prawy (comparative bardziej prawy, superlative najbardziej prawy, adverb prawo)

  1. (incomparable) right (of direction)
  2. (dated or literary, comparable) virtuous, righteous

Declension
declension of prawy
case singular plural
m pers or m anim m inan n f m pers other
nominative, vocative prawy prawe prawa prawi prawe
genitive prawego prawej prawych
dative prawemu prawym
accusative prawego prawy prawe prawą prawych prawe
instrumental prawym prawymi
locative prawej prawych

Antonyms
  • (direction): lewy
  • (virtuous): niegodziwy

Further reading
  • prawy in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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