kamy
Old Polish
Alternative forms
- kamiéń
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kamy, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ákmō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō. Cognates include Latvian akmens, Lithuanian akmuo, Ancient Greek ἄκμων (ákmōn, “anvil, pestle, battering ram”) and Sanskrit अश्मन् (aśman, “stone, hammer, thunderbolt”).
Noun
kamy m
- stone
Declension
Declension of kamy, kamiéń
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kamy, kamiéń | kamienie | kamienié |
| genitive | kamienia | kamieniú | kamieniá |
| dative | kamieni | kamiéńma | kamieniú |
| accusative | kamiéń | kamienie | kamienié |
| instrumental | kamieniem | kamiéńma | kamiením |
| locative | kamieniu | kamieniú | kamieniú |
| vocative | kamienie, kamieniu | kamienie | kamienié |
References
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “kamień”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN