dŏwny

See also: downy and dôwny

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish dawny.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (non-Western) /ˈdɔv.nɪ/, (Western Silesian) /ˈdɔwv.nɪ/, (Głogówek) /ˈdɛwv.nɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɔvnɪ, -ɔwvnɪ, -ɛwvnɪ
• Syllabification: dŏw‧ny

Adjective

dŏwny (comparative dŏwniejszy, superlative nojdŏwniejszy, derived adverb dŏwno)

1. distant, ancient, old (existing in the far past in relation to now)
2. old, previous, former; ex (having been someone or something in the past but not anymore)

Declension

Declension of dŏwny

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	virile	nonvirile
nominative		dŏwny	dŏwne	dŏwnŏ	dŏwni	dŏwne
genitive		dŏwnego		dŏwnyj	dŏwnych
dative		dŏwnymu		dŏwnyj	dŏwnym
accusative	animate	dŏwnego	dŏwne	dŏwnõ	dŏwnych	dŏwne
	inanimate	dŏwny
instrumental		dŏwnym		dŏwnōm	dŏwnymi
locative		dŏwnym		dŏwnyj	dŏwnych
vocative		dŏwny	dŏwne	dŏwnŏ	dŏwni	dŏwne

Further reading

• downy in dykcjonorz.eu
• Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “dôwny”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 178