prawy

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish praw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpra.vɨ/
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  • Rhymes: -avɨ
  • Syllabification: pra‧wy

Adjective

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

  1. (not comparable) right (of direction)
    Antonym: lewy
  2. (comparable) virtuous, righteous
    Antonym: niegodziwy
  3. (comparable, dated) legal
    Synonym: legalny

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
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nouns
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Further reading

  • prawy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • prawy in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “prawy”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN

Slovincian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pravъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpravɪ/
  • Syllabification: pra‧wy

Adjective

prawy

  1. right (designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north)
    Coordinate term: lêwy

References

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