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Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕɛɲ/
- Rhymes: -ɛɲ
- Syllabification: cień
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *těnь.
Noun
cień m inan
- shade (darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked)
- shadow (dark image projected onto a surface where light is blocked by an object)
- shadow, outline (faintly visible object)
- (figurative) shadow, husk (inferior or faint representation)
- (literary) shadow, shade, ghost
- Synonyms: duch, zjawa
- eyeshadow
- Synonym: cień do powiek
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
cień
- second-person singular imperative of cienić
Further reading
- cień in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- cień in Polish dictionaries at PWN