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tantny

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Polish

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Etymology

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According to Brückner, learned borrowing from Latin tantus (cf. tantonić). Sense 2 probably comes from the fact that wealthy and rich people are often perceived as arrogant and pride.[1] First attested in the 18th century.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -antnɘ
  • Syllabification: tant‧ny

Adjective

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tantny (comparative bardziej tantny, superlative najbardziej tantny, no derived adverb)

  1. (obsolete) wealthy, affluent
  2. (obsolete) haughty, supercilious, arrogant

Declension

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Derived terms

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noun

References

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  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “tantny”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
  2. ^ Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “tantny”, in Słownik języka polskiego

Further reading

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