ogień

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ogňь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ungnis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnis.

Cognates include Lithuanian ugnis, Sanskrit अग्नि (agní) and Hittite 𒀀𒀝𒉌𒅖 (akniš, “name of a deity”), and Latin ignis (whence English ignition and igneous).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.ɡjɛɲ/
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Rhymes: -ɔɡjɛɲ
Syllabification: o‧gień

Noun

ogień m inan (diminutive ogienek or ogieniek)

fire (chemical process)
fire (bullets or other projectiles fired from a weapon)
Synonym: ostrzał
(figurative) fire, passion
Synonyms: pasja, żar
(colloquial) light (something used to create fire, especially matches or a lighter)
Ej, stary, masz ogień? ― Hey mate, have you got a light?

Declension

Declension of ogień

	singular	plural
nominative	ogień	ognie
genitive	ognia	ogni
dative	ogniowi	ogniom
accusative	ogień	ognie
instrumental	ogniem	ogniami
locative	ogniu	ogniach
vocative	ogniu	ognie

Derived terms

phrase

nie ma dymu bez ognia

Related terms

adjectives

ogniowy
ognisty

nouns

ognik
ognisko

verbs

ognić
zaognić