pycha

See also: pýcha and pychą

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish pych, pycha.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɨ.xa/
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Rhymes: -ɨxa
Syllabification: py‧cha

Noun

pycha f

excessive pride
Synonym: wyniosłość

pycha przed upadkiem chodzi ― pride comes before a fall

Declension

Declension of pycha

	singular	plural
nominative	pycha	pychy
genitive	pychy	pych
dative	pysze	pychom
accusative	pychę	pychy
instrumental	pychą	pychami
locative	pysze	pychach
vocative	pycho	pychy

Interjection

pycha

yum! (an expression used to indicate delight in regard to a certain food's flavor)

Derived terms

adjective

pyszny

Related terms

adjectives

adverbs

pysznie
pyszno
z pyszna

nouns

przepych
pychota
pyszałek
pyszności
pyszność

verb

pysznić impf

Further reading

pycha in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
pycha in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “pycha”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

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