FromProto-Slavic*tvьrdъ, fromProto-Balto-Slavic*twírˀtas, fromProto-Indo-European*twerH-. Cognate withUpper Sorbiantwjerdy.
twardy (comparative twarźejšy, superlative nejtwarźejšy, adverbtwardo ortwarźe)
| singular | dual | plural | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | virile | nonvirile | virile | nonvirile | ||||
| animate | inanimate | |||||||||
| nominative vocative | twardy | twarde | twarda | twardej | twarde | |||||
| genitive | twardego twardeg¹ | twardeje twardej¹ | twardeju | twardych | ||||||
| dative | twardemu twardem¹ | twardej | twardyma | twardym | ||||||
| accusative | twardego twardeg¹ | twardy | twarde | twardu | twardeju | twardej | twarde,twardych | twarde | ||
| instrumental | twardym | twardeju twardej¹ | twardyma | twardymi | ||||||
| locative | twardem twardym² | twardej | twardyma | twardych | ||||||
Inherited fromOld Polishtwardy, fromProto-Slavic*tvьrdъ, fromProto-Balto-Slavic*twírtas, fromProto-Indo-European*twerH-.Doublet ofkwarc andkwarzec.
twardy (comparativetwardszy,superlativenajtwardszy,derived adverbtwardo)
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine animate | masculine inanimate | feminine | neuter | virile (= masculine personal) | non-virile | |
| nominative/ | twardy | twarda | twarde | twardzi | twarde | |
| genitive | twardego | twardej | twardego | twardych | ||
| dative | twardemu | twardej | twardemu | twardym | ||
| accusative | twardego | twardy | twardą | twarde | twardych | twarde |
| instrumental | twardym | twardą | twardym | twardymi | ||
| locative | twardym | twardej | twardym | twardych | ||