ćma

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

Polish

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Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ćma

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tьma.

Noun

ćma f

  1. moth
  2. (archaic or dialectal, Żywiec) 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
nouns

See also

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
  • Leon Rzeszowski (1891) “ćma”, in “Spis wyrazów ludowych z okolic Żywca”, in Sprawozdania Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności, volume 4, Krakow: Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, page 354

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
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