czerń
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʂɛrɲ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛrɲ
- Syllabification: czerń
Etymology 1
Back-formation from czarny.
Noun
czerń f
- black (color)
- dark (a complete or (more often) partial absence of light)
- Synonym: ciemność
- (collective, historical) 17th century term for peasants living in Ukraine
Declension
Declension of czerń
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | czerń |
| genitive | czerni |
| dative | czerni |
| accusative | czerń |
| instrumental | czernią |
| locative | czerni |
| vocative | czerni |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
czerń
- second-person singular imperative of czernić
- Synonym: czernij
Further reading
- czerń in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- czerń in Polish dictionaries at PWN