gruby

See also: грубы

Polish

Etymology

Derived from Old East Slavic, from Proto-Slavic *grǫbъ. Doublet of gręby of the same meaning that mostly disappeared.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡru.bɨ/
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  • Rhymes: -ubɨ
  • Syllabification: gru‧by

Adjective

gruby (comparative grubszy, superlative najgrubszy, adverb grubo)

  1. thick (of an object)
    Antonym: cienki
  2. fat, overweight, corpulent (of a person)
    Synonyms: otyły, puszysty
    Antonyms: chudy, szczupły
  3. (obsolete) vulgar; rude; crass
    Synonym: grubiański
  4. (slang) awesome; great; excellent
    Synonyms: fajny, konkretny, zajebisty
    Antonyms: cienki, głowy nie urywa, kiepski, marny, słaby
    Szykuje się gruby melanż u Pawła. ― There's an awesome party coming up at Paul's.
  5. low (of a pitch)
    Synonym: niski
    Antonym: wysoki

Declension
Declension of gruby
case singular plural
masculine personal/animate masculine inanimate neuter feminine virile nonvirile
nominative, vocative gruby grube gruba grubi grube
genitive grubego grubej grubych
dative grubemu grubym
accusative grubego gruby grube grubą grubych grube
instrumental grubym grubymi
locative grubej grubych

Derived terms
adjectives
nouns

Further reading
  • gruby in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gruby in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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