osierociały

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish osirociały. By surface analysis, osierocieć +‎ -ły.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ɔ.ɕɛ.rɔˈt͡ɕa.wɘ/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ɔ.ɕɛ.rɔˈt͡ɕa.ɫɨ/, /ɔ.ɕɛ.rɔˈt͡ɕɒ.ɫɨ/
  • Rhymes: -awɘ
  • Syllabification: o‧sie‧ro‧cia‧ły

Adjective

osierociały (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. orphaned (made an orphan by the death of one's parents)
  2. (Middle Polish) childless, widowed
    Synonyms: bezdzietny, owdowiały
  3. (Middle Polish) defenseless, helpless, forlorn, forsaken
    Synonyms: bezbronny, bezradny, opuszczony, samotny
  4. (Middle Polish) bereft, deprived

Conjugation

Noun

osierociały m pers (female equivalent osierociała)

  1. (nominalised) synonym of sierota (orphan)

Conjugation

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