mełnia

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See also: mełnią

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

A word known only in northern Poland, most likely borrowed from Pomeranian, compare Kashubian môłniô, môłniszcze, Slovincian môùnjo, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *mъldni.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛwɲa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛwɲa
  • Syllabification: meł‧nia

Noun

mełnia f

  1. (dialectal) lightning
    Synonyms: błyskawica, (archaic) błyskaniec
    mełnia chlaszcze ― lightning flashes

Declension

Declension of mełnia
singular plural
nominative mełnia mełnie
genitive mełni mełni
dative mełni mełniom
accusative mełnię mełnie
instrumental mełnią mełniami
locative mełni mełniach
vocative mełnio mełnie

References

  • Jan Karłowicz (1903) “mełnia”, in Hieronim Łopaciński, Wacław Taczanowski, editors, Słownik gwar polskich [Dictionary of Polish dialects] (in Polish), volume 3: L do O, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 138
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