ostry

See also: ostrý and ôstry

Polish

Alternative forms

• ojstry (Poznań)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *aśras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós, from *h₂eḱ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.strɘ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔstrɘ
• Syllabification: o‧stry

Adjective

ostry (comparative ostrzejszy, superlative najostrzejszy, derived adverb ostro)

1. sharp (able to cut easily)

   Antonym: tępy

2. hot, spicy
3. (geometry) acute (less than ninety degrees)
4. rough, sharp, fierce (demanding or critical)
5. dangerous (of a dog)
6. harsh, severe, brutal, cruel
7. clear, explicit
8. high (of sound)

   Synonym: wysoki

   Antonyms: gruby, niski

9. bright (of an object's color)
10. sharp, keen, acute (of emotions or senses)
11. fast
12. sharp, steep

    Synonym: stromy

Declension

Declension of ostry (hard)

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative/vocative	ostry		ostra	ostre	ostrzy	ostre
genitive	ostrego		ostrej	ostrego	ostrych
dative	ostremu		ostrej	ostremu	ostrym
accusative	ostrego	ostry	ostrą	ostre	ostrych	ostre
instrumental	ostrym		ostrą	ostrym	ostrymi
locative	ostrym		ostrej	ostrym	ostrych

Derived terms

nouns

• akcent ostry
• ostrość
• ostrowidz
• ostrzałka
• ostrze
• ostrzeń

verb

• ostrzyć

Related terms

nouns

• jesieć
• osełka

Further reading

• ostry in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ostry in Polish dictionaries at PWN