piekielny

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish piekielny / pkielni / pkielny. By surface analysis, piekło +‎ -ny.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /pjɛˈkjɛl.nɘ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛlnɘ
  • Syllabification: pie‧kiel‧ny

Adjective

piekielny (not comparable, derived adverb piekielnie)

  1. (relational) hellish, infernal (of or relating to hell)
    Synonyms: (Middle Polish) adowy, (literary) infernalny, (Middle Polish) piekielski, piekłowy
  2. (colloquial) devil's own, intense
    Synonyms: diabelski, intensywny
  3. (colloquial) damn, cursed, unearthly
    Synonyms: cholerny, przeklęty, niesamowity

Declension

Noun

piekielny m pers (female equivalent piekielna)

  1. (Middle Polish, nominalized) hell dweller
    Synonyms: piekielnik, piekłoszczyk

Derived terms

nouns
  • kamień piekielny
  • piekielność
adjectives
  • piekielski
  • piekłowy
nouns
verbs

Further reading