cień
See also: cien, cíen, and ĉien
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕɛɲ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛɲ
- Syllabification: cień
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *těnь.
Noun
cień m inan
- shade (darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked)
- shadow (dark image projected onto a surface where light is blocked by an object)
- shadow, outline (faintly visible object)
- (figuratively) shadow, husk (inferior or faint representation)
- (literary) shadow, shade, ghost
- Synonyms: duch, zjawa
- eyeshadow
- Synonym: cień do powiek
Declension
Declension of cień
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cień | cienie |
| genitive | cienia | cieni/cieniów |
| dative | cieniowi | cieniom |
| accusative | cień | cienie |
| instrumental | cieniem | cieniami |
| locative | cieniu | cieniach |
| vocative | cieniu | cienie |
Derived terms
adjective
- cienisty
nouns
- blaski i cienie
- półcień
- światłocień
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
cień
- second-person singular imperative of cienić
Further reading
- cień in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- cień in Polish dictionaries at PWN