odpowiedni
Pronunciation: /ɔt.pɔˈvjɛd.ɲi/
“odpowiedni” is a Polish word. Its 12 meanings in English:
adjective
- suitable, appropriate, proper, adequate, relevant
- matching (having similar or the same traits)
- responsible
- defending, defendant, accused
- threatening
- prophetic
- submissive, expressing obedience
- The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include
- sung alternatingly for two choirs
- answering, responsive, replying (being an answer to someone's statement)
- openly hostile
- declaring war
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish odpowiedni. By surface analysis, odpowiedzieć + -ni. Sense 1 is a semantic loan from Russian соотве́тствующий (sootvétstvujuščij), German entsprechend, or French correspondant. Cognate with Czech odpovědný.
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