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Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lunà.
Pronunciation
Noun
łuna f
- (attested in Lesser Poland) moon
- Synonyms: luna, miesiąc
1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki, Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego, pages 88, 36:Stolecz iego... iaco luna (sicut luna, Puł: myeszyøcz) przezpeczna ne weky- [Stolec jego... jako łuna (sicut luna, Puł: miesiąc) przezpieczna na wieki]
- moonlight
1864 [1250], August Bielowski, editor, Monumenta Poloniae Historica. Pomniki Dziejowe Polski, volume II, page 480:Slavi splendorem lunae in nocte lucentis luna appellant- [Slavi splendorem lunae in nocte lucentis łuna appellant]
- The Slavs call the brightness of the moon shining in the night łuna
Descendants
Further reading
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “łuna”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish łuna. Doublet of luna and Roksana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwu.na/
- Rhymes: -una
- Syllabification: łu‧na
Noun
łuna f
- radiance; glow
- Synonyms: poblask, poświata
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- łuna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- łuna in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Venetan
Etymology
From Latin lūna, from Proto-Italic *louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂, which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.
Noun
łuna f (plural łune)
- (astronomy) moon