Polish · Adjectives
big
Of great size.
Mieszkają w dużym domu.
They live in a big house.
'Duży' comes from the Proto-Slavic *dužijь, which means 'large' or 'great'. The word has been preserved in Polish with minimal phonetic changes, retaining its size-related meaning.
'Duży' is broadly used in both everyday conversation and formal writing. It is commonly understood across all Polish-speaking regions without dialectical differences.