Cieszyn

English

Cieszyn

Etymology

From Polish Cieszyn.

Proper noun

Cieszyn

1. A city in southern Poland on Olza River, near the Czech border.

Translations

city in Poland

• Czech: Těšín (cs) m
• German: Cieszyn (de) n, Teschen n
• Italian: Cieszyn (it)
• Polish: Cieszyn (pl) m
• Silesian: Ćeszyn m
• Slovak: Tešín m

Polish

Cieszyn

Etymology

From Ciech +‎ -yn, diminutive of the male given name Ciechosław.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕɛ.ʂɨn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛʂɨn
• Syllabification: Cie‧szyn

Proper noun

Cieszyn m inan

1. Cieszyn (a town in southern Poland)

Declension

Declension of Cieszyn

	singular
nominative	Cieszyn
genitive	Cieszyna
dative	Cieszynowi
accusative	Cieszyn
instrumental	Cieszynem
locative	Cieszynie
vocative	Cieszynie

Derived terms

adjectives

• cieszynitowy
• cieszyński

 

nouns

• cieszyniaczka
• cieszyniak
• cieszynianin
• cieszynianka
• cieszynit
• cieszynka
• Cieszyńska
• Cieszyński
• Cieszyńskie

 

Further reading

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