ćma

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

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕma/

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• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ćma

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *tьma, related to Czech tma and Russian тьма (tʹma).

Noun

ćma f

1. moth
2. (archaic or dialectal, Cieszyn Silesia) darkness
3. (literary) swarm, crowd
4. (prison 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

Related terms

• ciemność, ciemń, ciemny

See also

• gąsienica f
• motyl m

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