siny

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sinjь.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɕi.nɨ/

Adjective

siny (comparative bardziej siny, superlative najbardziej siny, adverb sino)

  1. (derogatory) grayish blue

Usage notes

Used for the color of bruises (see siniak), very pale skin, such as due to hypothermia or asphyxiation, and rainy sky. Rarely used for color of everyday object in everyday speech, though may be used in literary texts for the pejorative connotations.

Declension
declension of siny
case singular plural
m pers or m anim m inan n f m pers other
nominative, vocative siny sine sina sini sine
genitive sinego sinej sinych
dative sinemu sinym
accusative sinego siny sine siną sinych sine
instrumental sinym sinymi
locative sinej sinych

Further reading
  • siny in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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