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ciekawy

//t͡ɕɛˈka.vɘ/ | /t͡ɕɛˈka.vɨ/ | /t͡ɕɛˈka.vi/ | /t͡ɕɛˈka.vi/ | /t͡ɕɛˈka.vi/ | /t͡ɕɛˈka.vi/ | /t͡ɕɛˈka.vi/ | /t͡ɕɛˈka.vɘ/ | /t͡ɕɛˈka.vɘ/ | /t͡ɕɛˈka.vɘ/ | /t͡ɕɛˈka.vɘ/ | /t͡ɕɛˈka.vɘ/ | [t͡ɕɛˈka.vɘ] | [t͡ɕɛˈka.vɘ] | [t͡ɕɛˈka.vɘ] | /ˈt͡ɕɛ.ka.vɘ/ | /t͡ɕɛˈka.vɘ/ | /ˈt͡ɕɛ.ka.vɘ/ | [t͡ɕɛˈka.vɘ] | [t͡ɕɛˈka.vɘ]/
Polishadjnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    curious, interested (wanting to find out more)
  2. 2.
    curious, interested (characteristic of someone wanting to find out more)
  3. 3.
    curious, interesting (evoking curiosity or interest in people)
  4. 4.
    willing; eager (happy or wanting to do something, especially work)
  5. 5.
    clever; witty; prudent
  6. 6.
    graceful
  7. 7.
    fast, quick
  8. 8.
    restless
  9. 9.
    obsoletechasing by scent

Synonyms & related words

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- Proto-Balto-Slavic *tek- Proto-Slavic *teťi Old Polish ciec Polish ciec Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ā́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *-ati Old Polish -ać Polish -ać Polish ciekać Proto-Slavic *-avь Polish -awy Polish ciekawy From ciekać + -awy, from ciec with a semantic shift of flowing > fast > running to learn something, get news > wanting to know something, interested in something. First attested in 1562.

Forms

  • ciekawszycomparative
  • najciekawszysuperlative
  • ciekawmasculine • short-form • singular
  • ciekawalternative • postpositional
  • ciokawyalternative
  • cikawyalternative
Genitive
Singular
ciekawego, ciekawej
Plural
ciekawych
Dative
Singular
ciekawemu, ciekawej
Plural
ciekawym
Accusative
Singular
ciekawego, ciekawy, ciekawą, ciekawe
Plural
ciekawych
Instrumental
Singular
ciekawym, ciekawą
Plural
ciekawymi
Locative
Singular
ciekawym, ciekawej
Plural
ciekawych

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