"były" meaning in Polish

See były in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɘ.wɘ/, /bɨ.ɫɨ/ [Middle, Polish]
Rhymes: -ɘwɘ Etymology: Inherited from Old Polish były. By surface analysis, być + -ły. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pl|zlw-opl|były|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Polish były, {{inh+|pl|zlw-opl|były}} Inherited from Old Polish były, {{surf|pl|być|-ły}} By surface analysis, być + -ły Head templates: {{pl-adj|-|abbr=b.|adv=-}} były (not comparable, no derived adverb, abbreviation b.) Inflection templates: {{pl-adecl}} Forms: b. [abbreviation], no-table-tags [table-tags], były [error-unrecognized-form, masculine, singular], była [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, singular], byłe [error-unrecognized-form, neuter, singular], byli [error-unrecognized-form, plural, virile], byłe [error-unrecognized-form, plural], byłego [genitive, masculine, singular], byłej [feminine, genitive, singular], byłego [genitive, neuter, singular], byłych [error-unrecognized-form, genitive, plural], byłych [genitive, plural, virile], byłemu [dative, masculine, singular], byłej [dative, feminine, singular], byłemu [dative, neuter, singular], byłym [dative, error-unrecognized-form, plural], byłym [dative, plural, virile], byłego [accusative, animate, masculine, singular], były [accusative, inanimate, masculine, singular], byłą [accusative, feminine, singular], byłe [accusative, neuter, singular], byłych [accusative, plural, virile], byłe [accusative, error-unrecognized-form, plural], byłym [instrumental, masculine, singular], byłą [feminine, instrumental, singular], byłym [instrumental, neuter, singular], byłymi [error-unrecognized-form, instrumental, plural], byłymi [instrumental, plural, virile], byłym [locative, masculine, singular], byłej [feminine, locative, singular], byłym [locative, neuter, singular], byłych [error-unrecognized-form, locative, plural], byłych [locative, plural, virile]
  1. former, previous (holding a certain function or position in the past but no longer so at the time of speaking) Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: dawny
    Sense id: en-były-pl-adj-6oj6cnrf Categories (other): Polish terms with collocations, Pages with entries, Polish entries with incorrect language header, Polish links with manual fragments, Polish links with redundant alt parameters, Polish links with redundant wikilinks, Polish terms suffixed with -ły Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 28 33 7 6 Disambiguation of Polish entries with incorrect language header: 38 45 8 9 Disambiguation of Polish links with manual fragments: 34 39 8 19 Disambiguation of Polish links with redundant alt parameters: 37 45 7 11 Disambiguation of Polish links with redundant wikilinks: 38 46 7 9 Disambiguation of Polish terms suffixed with -ły: 38 43 9 10
  2. former, previous (of nations; existing in the past but no longer so at the time of speaking, or now being in a different place or having a different form) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-były-pl-adj-jOil9k5c Categories (other): Polish terms with collocations, Pages with entries, Polish entries with incorrect language header, Polish links with manual fragments, Polish links with redundant alt parameters, Polish links with redundant wikilinks, Polish terms suffixed with -ły Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 28 33 7 6 Disambiguation of Polish entries with incorrect language header: 38 45 8 9 Disambiguation of Polish links with manual fragments: 34 39 8 19 Disambiguation of Polish links with redundant alt parameters: 37 45 7 11 Disambiguation of Polish links with redundant wikilinks: 38 46 7 9 Disambiguation of Polish terms suffixed with -ły: 38 43 9 10

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɘ.wɘ/, /bɨ.ɫɨ/ [Middle, Polish]
Rhymes: -ɘwɘ Etymology: Inherited from Old Polish były. By surface analysis, być + -ły. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pl|zlw-opl|były|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Polish były, {{inh+|pl|zlw-opl|były}} Inherited from Old Polish były, {{surf|pl|być|-ły}} By surface analysis, być + -ły Head templates: {{pl-noun|m-pr|f=była}} były m pers (female equivalent była) Inflection templates: {{pl-decl-noun-m-pr}} Forms: była [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], były [nominative, singular], byli [nominative, plural], byłego [genitive, singular], byłych [genitive, plural], byłemu [dative, singular], byłym [dative, plural], byłego [accusative, singular], byłych [accusative, plural], byłym [instrumental, singular], byłymi [instrumental, plural], byłym [locative, singular], byłych [locative, plural], były [singular, vocative], byli [plural, vocative]
  1. (nominalized, colloquial) ex (male ex-partner) Tags: colloquial, masculine, noun-from-verb, person Synonyms: eks
    Sense id: en-były-pl-noun-o8mEJM3R Categories (other): Male people Disambiguation of Male people: 3 4 91 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɘ.wɘ/, /bɨ.ɫɨ/ [Middle, Polish]
Rhymes: -ɘwɘ Etymology: Inherited from Old Polish były. By surface analysis, być + -ły. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pl|zlw-opl|były|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Polish były, {{inh+|pl|zlw-opl|były}} Inherited from Old Polish były, {{surf|pl|być|-ły}} By surface analysis, być + -ły Head templates: {{head|pl|verb form}} były
  1. third-person plural nonvirile past of być Tags: form-of, nonvirile, past, plural, third-person Form of: być
    Sense id: en-były-pl-verb-PN6jP5WV Categories (other): Polish links with manual fragments, Polish links with redundant alt parameters, Polish terms suffixed with -ły Disambiguation of Polish links with manual fragments: 34 39 8 19 Disambiguation of Polish links with redundant alt parameters: 37 45 7 11 Disambiguation of Polish terms suffixed with -ły: 38 43 9 10

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "byłego",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "animate",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "były",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "inanimate",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "byłym",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "byłymi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
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      ]
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      "form": "byłymi",
      "source": "declension",
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        "virile"
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      "form": "byłym",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "byłej",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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        "locative",
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        }
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          "english": "previous director",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis": "37 45 7 11",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "english": "former Soviet Union",
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          "text": "były Związek Radziecki",
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        }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɘ.wɘ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɨ.ɫɨ/",
      "tags": [
        "Middle",
        "Polish"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɘwɘ"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byłym",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byłym",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "byłych",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "były",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
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    },
    {
      "form": "byli",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
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  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "3 4 91 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "pl",
          "name": "Male people",
          "orig": "pl:Male people",
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      ],
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        "3": "były"
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      "expansion": "Inherited from Old Polish były",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "być",
        "3": "-ły"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, być + -ły",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old Polish były. By surface analysis, być + -ły.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "były",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "by‧ły"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "by‧ły"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Polish",
  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "być"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "third-person plural nonvirile past of być"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "być",
          "być#Polish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "nonvirile",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɘ.wɘ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɨ.ɫɨ/",
      "tags": [
        "Middle",
        "Polish"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɘwɘ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "były"
}

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{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: no derived adverb",
  "path": [
    "były"
  ],
  "section": "Polish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "były",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'non-virile'",
  "path": [
    "były"
  ],
  "section": "Polish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "były",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'nominative/vocative'",
  "path": [
    "były"
  ],
  "section": "Polish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "były",
  "trace": ""
}

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