twardy znak
Polish
Etymology
Literally, “hard sign”. Calque of Russian твёрдый знак (tvjórdyj znak).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtfar.dɘ ˈznak/
- Syllabification: twar‧dy znak
Noun
- (linguistics) Cyrillic letter ъ, hard sign
- Hypernym: jer
- Coordinate term: miękki znak
Declension
Declension of twardy znak
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | twardy znak | twarde znaki |
| genitive | twardego znaku | twardych znaków |
| dative | twardemu znakowi | twardym znakom |
| accusative | twardy znak | twarde znaki |
| instrumental | twardym znakiem | twardymi znakami |
| locative | twardym znaku | twardych znakach |
| vocative | twardy znaku | twarde znaki |
Further reading
- twardy znak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- twardy znak in Polish dictionaries at PWN