prawy

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish praw, 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/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -avɨ
  • Syllabification: pra‧wy

Adjective

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

  1. (incomparable) right (of direction)
    Antonym: lewy
  2. (comparable) virtuous, righteous
    Antonym: niegodziwy
  3. (comparable, dated) legal
    Synonym: legalny

Declension

Derived terms

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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)
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