"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: {{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 [masculine, nominative, singular], była [feminine, nominative, singular], byłe [neuter, nominative, singular], byli [nominative, plural, virile], byłe [error-unrecognized-form, nominative, 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, Polish entries with incorrect language header, Polish links with redundant alt parameters, Polish links with redundant wikilinks, Polish terms suffixed with -ły Disambiguation of Polish entries with incorrect language header: 34 35 21 11 Disambiguation of Polish links with redundant alt parameters: 24 28 32 16 Disambiguation of Polish links with redundant wikilinks: 24 27 33 16 Disambiguation of Polish terms suffixed with -ły: 28 24 27 21
  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, Polish entries with incorrect language header, Polish links with redundant alt parameters, Polish links with redundant wikilinks, Polish terms suffixed with -ły Disambiguation of Polish entries with incorrect language header: 34 35 21 11 Disambiguation of Polish links with redundant alt parameters: 24 28 32 16 Disambiguation of Polish links with redundant wikilinks: 24 27 33 16 Disambiguation of Polish terms suffixed with -ły: 28 24 27 21

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɘ.wɘ/, /bɨ.ɫɨ/ [Middle, Polish]
Rhymes: -ɘwɘ Etymology: Inherited from Old Polish były. By surface analysis, być + -ły. Etymology templates: {{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 Categories (topical): Male people Synonyms: eks
    Sense id: en-były-pl-noun-o8mEJM3R Disambiguation of Male people: 9 11 70 10 Categories (other): 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 Polish entries with incorrect language header: 34 35 21 11 Disambiguation of Polish links with manual fragments: 22 26 33 19 Disambiguation of Polish links with redundant alt parameters: 24 28 32 16 Disambiguation of Polish links with redundant wikilinks: 24 27 33 16 Disambiguation of Polish terms suffixed with -ły: 28 24 27 21

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɘ.wɘ/, /bɨ.ɫɨ/ [Middle, Polish]
Rhymes: -ɘwɘ Etymology: Inherited from Old Polish były. By surface analysis, być + -ły. Etymology templates: {{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 entries with incorrect language header, Polish links with redundant alt parameters, Polish links with redundant wikilinks, Polish terms suffixed with -ły Disambiguation of Polish entries with incorrect language header: 34 35 21 11 Disambiguation of Polish links with redundant alt parameters: 24 28 32 16 Disambiguation of Polish links with redundant wikilinks: 24 27 33 16 Disambiguation of Polish terms suffixed with -ły: 28 24 27 21

Inflected forms

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      "form": "byłego",
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      "form": "były",
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        "inanimate",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "byłą",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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          "english": "previous director",
          "text": "były dyrektor",
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          "english": "former Soviet Union",
          "text": "były Związek Radziecki",
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɘ.wɘ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/bɨ.ɫɨ/",
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      "rhymes": "-ɘwɘ"
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          "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"
}

Download raw JSONL data for były meaning in Polish (10.9kB)

{
  "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": ""
}

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