ciemnota
Polish
Etymology
From ciemny + -ota.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕɛmˈnɔ.ta/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔta
- Syllabification: ciem‧no‧ta
Noun
ciemnota f
- backwardness, lack of education
- Synonyms: zacofanie, niedouczenie
- (colloquial) uneducated, backward people
- darkness, dark (complete or partial absence of light)
- Synonyms: ciemność, ćma, mrok
Declension
Declension of ciemnota
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ciemnota | ciemnoty |
| genitive | ciemnoty | ciemnot |
| dative | ciemnocie | ciemnotom |
| accusative | ciemnotę | ciemnoty |
| instrumental | ciemnotą | ciemnotami |
| locative | ciemnocie | ciemnotach |
| vocative | ciemnoto | ciemnoty |
Further reading
- ciemnota in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ciemnota in Polish dictionaries at PWN