lichy

See also: lichý and líchy

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lixъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlixɨ/, [ˈlʲix(ʲ)ɨ]

Adjective

lichy (adverb licho)

1. free (unconstrained, unobstructed, without obligations, without)

Declension

Declension of lichy

	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Neuter singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	lichy	licha	liche	lichej	liche
Genitive	lichego	licheje	lichego	licheju	lichych
Dative	lichemu	lichej	lichemu	lichyma	lichym
Accusative	lichy lichego (animate)	lichu	liche	lichej licheju (animate)	liche lichych (optional animate form)
Instrumental	lichym	licheju	lichym	lichyma	lichymi
Locative	lichem	lichej	lichem	lichyma	lichych

Synonyms

• fryj
• lichotny
• wólny

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “lichy”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “lichy”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.xɘ/

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): /ˈli.xɘ/

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• Rhymes: -ixɘ
• Syllabification: li‧chy

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lixъ.

Adjective

lichy (comparative lichszy, superlative najlichszy, derived adverb licho)

1. shoddy, poor (of low quality)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:zły

2. paltry
3. flimsy
4. miserable (wretched, worthless)
5. pitiful

Declension

Declension of lichy (hard)

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative	lichy		licha	liche	lisi	liche
genitive	lichego		lichej	lichego	lichych
dative	lichemu		lichej	lichemu	lichym
accusative	lichego	lichy	lichą	liche	lichych	liche
instrumental	lichym		lichą	lichym	lichymi
locative	lichym		lichej	lichym	lichych

Related terms

adjectives

• lichawy
• lichutki

 

adverb

• licho
• lichutko

 

nouns

• lichość
• lichota
• lichotka

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

lichy f

1. inflection of licha:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Further reading

• lichy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• lichy in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “lichy”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 112