ćma

See also: ćmą, cma, CMA, C.M.A., and CMa

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕma/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ćma

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tьma, related to Czech tma and Russian тьма (tʹma).

Noun

ćma f

1. moth
2. (archaic) darkness
3. (literary) swarm, crowd
4. (criminal slang) prostitute

Declension

Declension of ćma

	singular	plural
nominative	ćma	ćmy
genitive	ćmy	ciem
dative	ćmie	ćmom
accusative	ćmę	ćmy
instrumental	ćmą	ćmami
locative	ćmie	ćmach
vocative	ćmo	ćmy

Derived terms

noun

• ćma barowa

 

Related terms

• ciemność
• ciemny
• ciemń

 

See also

• gąsienica f
• motyl m

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ćma

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of ćmy

Further reading

• ćma in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ćma in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “ćma”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tьma

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕma/
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ćma

Noun

ćma f

1. darkness

Further reading

• ćma in silling.org
• Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “ćma”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 66