sportowy

Polish

Etymology

From sport +‎ -owy. First attested in 1855.[1] Compare Kashubian spòrtowi and Silesian szportowy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɔrˈtɔ.vɘ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔvɘ
  • Syllabification: spor‧to‧wy

Adjective

sportowy (not comparable, derived adverb sportowo)

  1. (relational, athletics) sport
    Synonym: atletyczny
  2. (of clothes) sport, sporting, athletic, sporty (having a simple cut, comfortable and therefore suitable for everyday wear, but not suitable for formal occasions)
    Synonym: wizytowy
  3. (of a car) sport (low, developing high speed, usually designed for two people)
  4. sporting (consistent with the principles of fair competition)

Declension

Declension of sportowy (hard)
singular plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter virile (= masculine personal) non-virile
nominative sportowy sportowa sportowe sportowi sportowe
genitive sportowego sportowej sportowego sportowych
dative sportowemu sportowej sportowemu sportowym
accusative sportowego sportowy sportową sportowe sportowych sportowe
instrumental sportowym sportową sportowym sportowymi
locative sportowym sportowej sportowym sportowych

Derived terms

adverbs
  • po sportowemu
nouns
  • gimnastyka sportowa
  • karabinek sportowy

References

  1. ^ Gazeta Codzienna (in Polish), number 195, 27 July 1855, page 2

Further reading

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