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cień

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See also: cien, cíen, and ĉien

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕɛɲ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɲ
  • Syllabification: cień

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *těnь.

Noun

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cień m inan

  1. shade (darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked)
  2. shadow (dark image projected onto a surface where light is blocked by an object)
  3. shadow, outline (faintly visible object)
  4. (figurative) shadow, husk (inferior or faint representation)
  5. (literary) shadow, shade, ghost
    Synonyms: duch, zjawa
  6. eyeshadow
    Synonym: cień do powiek
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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cień

  1. second-person singular imperative of cienić

Further reading

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  • cień in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • cień in Polish dictionaries at PWN