chytrzec

See also: chytrzeć

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish chytrzec. By surface analysis, chytry + -iec. Cognate with Russian хитре́ц (xitréc).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɨt.ʂɛt͡s/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈxɨt.ʂɛt͡s/, /ˈxɨt.r̝ɛt͡s/
  • Rhymes: -ɨtʂɛt͡s
  • Syllabification: chyt‧rzec

Noun

chytrzec m pers (related adjective (Middle Polish) chytrcow)

  1. (derogatory) devious person
    Synonyms: (Middle Polish) chytrek, ćwik, lis, przebieglec

Declension

adjectives
  • chytrawy
adverbs
nouns
verbs

Further reading

  • chytrzec in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “chytrzec”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
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