czerwony

Meaning

Noun

gules

Adj

red

Hyphenated as

czer‧wo‧ny

Pronounced as (IPA)

/t͡ʂɛrˈvɔ.nɨ/

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьrvenъ, passive participle of *čьrviti (“to dye red”), from *čьrvь (“worm”), certain worms being used to manufacture red dye.

Sentences

Boby od razu poznali , bo się zrobiłem czerwony .

They recognized the beans right away, because I turned red.

Dziwożona pokazała język czerwony jak mak i wklęsły jak czółno .

The weirdo showed her tongue as red as a poppy and as concave as a canoe.