ostry

See also: ostrý and ôstry

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *aśras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós, from *h₂eḱ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.strɘ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔstrɘ
• Syllabification: o‧stry

Adjective

ostry (comparative ostrzejszy, superlative najostrzejszy, derived adverb ostro)

1. sharp (able to cut easily)

   Antonym: tępy

2. hot, spicy
3. (geometry) acute (less than ninety degrees)
4. rough, sharp, fierce (demanding or critical)
5. dangerous (of a dog)
6. harsh, severe, brutal, cruel
7. clear, explicit
8. high (of sound)

   Synonym: wysoki

   Antonyms: gruby, niski

9. bright (of an object's color)
10. sharp, keen, acute (of emotions or senses)
11. fast
12. sharp, steep

    Synonym: stromy

Declension

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative	ostry		ostra	ostre	ostrzy	ostre
genitive	ostrego		ostrej	ostrego	ostrych
dative	ostremu		ostrej	ostremu	ostrym
accusative	ostrego	ostry	ostrą	ostre	ostrych	ostre
instrumental	ostrym		ostrą	ostrym	ostrymi
locative	ostrym		ostrej	ostrym	ostrych

Declension of ostry (hard)

Derived terms

nouns

• akcent ostry
• ostrość
• ostrowidz
• ostrzałka
• ostrze
• ostrzeń

 

verb

• ostrzyć

 

Related terms

nouns

• jesieć
• osełka

 

Further reading

• ostry in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ostry in Polish dictionaries at PWN