sztywny

== Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle High German stīf or Middle Low German stīf + -ny, from Proto-Germanic *stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steypós. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʂtɘv.nɘ/ Rhymes: -ɘvnɘ Syllabification: sztyw‧ny === Adjective === sztywny (comparative sztywniejszy, superlative najsztywniejszy, derived adverb sztywno) rigid, stiff (informal) brought to such a consistency that it is impossible to pour (informal) devoid of flexibility (informal) strictly defined (informal, derogatory) drunkard (informal, derogatory) stiff, goner (dead person) Synonyms: see Thesaurus:trup ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “sztywny”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “sztywny”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)