See also: cien, cíen, and ĉien

Polish edit

 
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Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *těnь.

Noun edit

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. (figuratively) shadow, husk (inferior or faint representation)
  5. (literary) shadow, shade, ghost
    Synonyms: duch, zjawa
  6. eyeshadow
    Synonym: cień do powiek
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
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Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

cień

  1. second-person singular imperative of cienić

Further reading edit

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