pusty

See also: pustý

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pustъ (empty). Cognate with Upper Sorbian pusty, Polish pusty, Czech pustý, Old Church Slavonic поустъ (pustŭ), and Russian пусто́й (pustój).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpus.tɨ/
  • Rhymes: -ustɨ
  • Syllabification: pus‧ty

Adjective

pusty (comparative pusćejšy, superlative nejpusćejšy, adverb pusto)

  1. desolate, deserted
  2. empty (destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense)

Declension

Declension of pusty
singular dual plural
masculine neuter feminine virile nonvirile virile nonvirile
animate inanimate
nominative
vocative
pusty puste pusta pustej puste
genitive pustego
pusteg¹
pusteje
pustej¹
pusteju pustych
dative pustemu
pustem¹
pustej pustyma pustym
accusative pustego
pusteg¹
pusty puste pustu pusteju pustej puste, pustych puste
instrumental pustym pusteju
pustej¹
pustyma pustymi
locative pustem
pustym²
pustej pustyma pustych

¹ poetic, colloquial
² obsolete, dialectal

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pustъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpus.tɘ/
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  • Audio 2:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ustɘ
  • Syllabification: pus‧ty

Adjective

pusty (comparative bardziej pusty, superlative najbardziej pusty, derived adverb pusto)

  1. empty
    Antonym: pełny
  2. uninhabited
  3. (not comparable) blank (free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in)
  4. hollow

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

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