srogi

Polish

Etymology

Probably inherited from Proto-Slavic *strȍgъ. Alternatively from Proto-Slavic *sorgъ, whence Old Church Slavonic срагъ (sragŭ, “cruel”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈsrɔ.ɡi/

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Przemyśl) IPA^(key): [ˈsrɔ.ɡi]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔɡi
• Syllabification: sro‧gi

Adjective

srogi (comparative sroższy or bardziej srogi, superlative najsroższy or najbardziej srogi, derived adverb srodze or srogo)

1. severe, stern, austere, strict, dour, harsh
2. (Przemyśl) Synonym of wielki

   To już srogi chłopák. ― Now that's a large boy.

Declension

Declension of srogi (velar)

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative	srogi		sroga	srogie	srodzy	srogie
genitive	srogiego		srogiej	srogiego	srogich
dative	srogiemu		srogiej	srogiemu	srogim
accusative	srogiego	srogi	srogą	srogie	srogich	srogie
instrumental	srogim		srogą	srogim	srogimi
locative	srogim		srogiej	srogim	srogich

Derived terms

(adverb):

• srożyście

(nouns):

• srogość
• srożypląt

(verbs):

• srożeć impf
• srożyć impf

Further reading

• srogi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• srogi in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “srogi”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN
• Aleksander Saloni (1908) “srogi”, in “Lud rzeszowski”, in Materyały Antropologiczno-Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne (in Polish), volume 10, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 341

Silesian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsrɔ.ɡi/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔɡi
• Syllabification: sro‧gi

Adjective

srogi

1. big, large

   Antonym: mały

Declension

Declension of srogi

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	virile	nonvirile
nominative		srogi	srogie	srogŏ	srodzy	srogie
genitive		srogigo		srogij	srogich
dative		srogimu		srogij	srogim
accusative	animate	srogigo	srogie	srogõ	srogich	srogie
	inanimate	srogi
instrumental		srogim		srogōm	srogimi
locative		srogim		srogij	srogich
vocative		srogi	srogie	srogŏ	srodzy	srogie

Derived terms

(noun):

• srogość

Further reading

• srogi in silling.org