zwinnie

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰsder.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *iź

Proto-Slavic *jьz

Proto-Slavic *jьz-

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-

Proto-Balto-Slavic *san?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm?

Proto-Slavic *sъ(n)

Old Polish z-

Polish z-

Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-

Proto-Balto-Slavic *wī́ˀtei

Proto-Slavic *viti

Old Polish wić

Polish wić

Proto-Indo-European *-né-der.

Proto-Slavic *-nǫti

Polish -nąć

Polish winąć

Polish zwinąć

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-inas

Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ

Old Polish -ny

Polish -ny

Polish zwinny

Proto-Slavic *-e

Old Polish -ie

Polish -ie

Polish zwinnie

From zwinny + -ie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzvin.ɲɛ/

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• Rhymes: -inɲɛ
• Syllabification: zwin‧nie

Adverb

zwinnie (comparative zwinniej, superlative najzwinniej)

1. (of people) agilely, nimbly (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs)

   Synonyms: bystro, chyżo, gibko, giętko, sprężyście, zręcznie

2. (of the movements of someone or something) agilely, nimbly (fast and gracefully)

Related terms

adjective

• zwinny

nouns

• zwinnik
• zwinność

verbs

• zwijać impf
• zwinąć pf

Further reading

• “zwinnie”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)