harny
Polish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Belarusian га́рны (hárny) and Ukrainian га́рний (hárnyj).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxar.nɘ/
- (Lesser Poland):
- (Western Lublin) IPA(key): [ˈxar.nɘ]
- (Eastern Lublin) IPA(key): [ˈhar.nɘ]
- Rhymes: -arnɘ
- Syllabification: har‧ny
Adjective
harny (comparative harniejszy, superlative najharniejszy, derived adverb harno)
- (dialectal) arrogant, haughty, proud, supercilious
- (dialectal) beautiful, shapely
- (Western Lublin, Eastern Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship) graceful; flirtatious
Declension
Declension of harny (hard)
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine animate | masculine inanimate | feminine | neuter | virile (= masculine personal) | non-virile | |
| nominative | harny | harna | harne | harni | harne | |
| genitive | harnego | harnej | harnego | harnych | ||
| dative | harnemu | harnej | harnemu | harnym | ||
| accusative | harnego | harny | harną | harne | harnych | harne |
| instrumental | harnym | harną | harnym | harnymi | ||
| locative | harnym | harnej | harnym | harnych | ||
Further reading
- harny in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Hieronim Łopaciński (1892) “harny”, in “Przyczynki do nowego słownika języka polskiego (słownik wyrazów ludowych z Lubelskiego i innych okolic Królestwa Polskiego”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 200