overwordExplorer
POLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

straszny.

scary, frightening

8 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈstraʂ.nɘ/

  1. scary, frightening

  2. horrid, horrible, terrible, dreaded, awful

  3. frightful

  4. dire

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)treg-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *strākš- Proto-Slavic *straxъ Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Balto-Slavic *-inas Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ Proto-Slavic *strašьnъ Old Polish straszny Polish straszny Inherited from Old Polish straszny, from Proto-Slavic *strašьnъ.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

straszny has 8 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

straszny studiostraszny workshello, straszny

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.