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pieśń

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See also: piesn

Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish pieśń, from Proto-Slavic *pěsnь. By surface analysis, piać +‎ -śń.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpjɛɕɲ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɕɲ
  • Syllabification: pieśń

Noun

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pieśń f (related adjective pieśniowy or (poetic, rare) pieśniany)

  1. (literary) chant, ballad, song (vocal piece to a poetic text)
  2. song (literary genre of lyric poetry, with origins linked to rituals and music (folk songs, medieval songs); a lyric work divided into stanzas, usually on serious topics)
  3. (poetry) canto (one of the chief divisions of a long poem)

Declension

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Further reading

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