Qualities
heavy
Source:*tęžьkъProto-Slaviccertain
Only Polish keeps the nasal of *tęž-; elsewhere it became я (Russian), ě (Czech) or e (BCS).
English
heavy
Polish
ciężki
ˈtɕɛ̃ʂkʲiLearn freshDifferent words — learn this one fresh.
In all five languages
BCS script
- Russianтяжёлыйtjažëlyjtʲɪˈʐolɨjinherited
The same root with another suffix; тя́жкий also exists, meaning 'grave, severe'.
- Ukrainianважки́йvažkyjʋaʒˈkɪj
The cognate тяжки́й also exists, mostly for 'hard, grievous'.
- Polishciężkiˈtɕɛ̃ʂkʲiinherited
- Czechtěžkýˈcɛʃkiːinherited
- Bosnian-Croatian-Serbiantežakтежакˈteʒakinherited
- Englishheavy