pokolenie

See also: pòkòlenié

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish pokolenie, from Proto-Slavic *pokolěnьje. Compare Russian поколе́ние (pokolénije). By surface analysis, po- +‎ kolano +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.kɔˈlɛ.ɲɛ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛɲɛ
• Syllabification: po‧ko‧le‧nie

Noun

pokolenie n (related adjective pokoleniowy)

1. generation (period of around thirty years, the average amount of time before a child takes the place of its parents)
2. generation (group of people born in a specific range of years and whose members can relate culturally to one another)

Declension

Declension of pokolenie

	singular	plural
nominative	pokolenie	pokolenia
genitive	pokolenia	pokoleń
dative	pokoleniu	pokoleniom
accusative	pokolenie	pokolenia
instrumental	pokoleniem	pokoleniami
locative	pokoleniu	pokoleniach
vocative	pokolenie	pokolenia

Further reading

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