kruszyna

See also: Kruszyna, kruszyną, and Kruszyną

Polish

Etymology

From kruszyć +‎ -yna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kruˈʂɨ.na/

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• Rhymes: -ɨna
• Syllabification: kru‧szy‧na
• Homophone: Kruszyna

Noun

kruszyna f (diminutive kruszynka)

1. crumb (small piece of food)

   Synonym: okruch

2. (by extension) crumb (a bit, a small amount of something)
3. (endearing) small, delicate child

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dziecko

4. buckthorn (any plant of the genus Frangula)

Declension

Declension of kruszyna

	singular	plural
nominative	kruszyna	kruszyny
genitive	kruszyny	kruszyn
dative	kruszynie	kruszynom
accusative	kruszynę	kruszyny
instrumental	kruszyną	kruszynami
locative	kruszynie	kruszynach
vocative	kruszyno	kruszyny

Further reading

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