piękny
Polish
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Slavic *pěkrъ (cognate with Latin pulcher (“beautiful”);[1] compare also Old Church Slavonic пѣгъ (pěgŭ)). Or cognate with Old High German fēh, Ancient Greek ποικίλος (poikílos, “multicoloured”) from Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ-.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpʲɛŋ.knɨ/
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Adjective
piękny m (comparative piękniejszy, superlative najpiękniejszy, adverb pięknie)
- beautiful
- Jaki piękny dzień!
- What a lovely/beautiful day!
- Była piękną kobietą.
- She was a beautiful woman.
Declension
declension of piękny
Related terms
References
Further reading
- piękny in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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