czerń

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʂɛrɲ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrɲ
• Syllabification: czerń

Etymology 1

Back-formation from czarny.

Noun

czerń f

1. black (color)
2. dark (a complete or (more often) partial absence of light)

   Synonym: ciemność

3. (collective, historical) 17th century term for peasants living in Ukraine
4. (derogatory, collective) in reference to lower social strata: commoners, riffraff

Declension

Declension of czerń

	singular
nominative	czerń
genitive	czerni
dative	czerni
accusative	czerń
instrumental	czernią
locative	czerni
vocative	czerni

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

czerń

1. second-person singular imperative of czernić

   Synonym: czernij

Further reading

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