omowny
//ɔˈmɔv.nɘ//
Polishadj
Definitions
- 1.indirect, periphrastic, circumlocutory (described not directly but through a description)
- 2.slanderous
- 3.explanatory
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *o(b)- Old Polish o- Proto-Indo-European *mlewH-der. Proto-Slavic *mъ̀lva Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Slavic *-iti Proto-Slavic *mъlviti Old Polish mówić Old Polish omówić Old Polish omowa Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ Old Polish -ny Old Polish omowny Polish omowny Inherited from Old Polish omowny. By surface analysis, omowa + -ny.