cenczi

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tьnъkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛnt͡ʃi/
• Rhymes: -ɛnt͡ʃi
• Syllabification: cen‧czi

Adjective

cenczi (comparative censzi, superlative nôcenszi, derived adverb cenkò)

1. thin

   Antonym: grëbi

Declension

Declension of cenczi (soft)

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative	cenczi		cenkô	cenczé	cenczi	cenczé
genitive	cenczégò		cenczi	cenczégò	cenczich
dative	cenczémù		cenczi	cenczémù	cenczim
accusative	cenczégò	cenczi	cenką	cenczé	cenczich	cenczé
instrumental	cenczim		cenką	cenczim	cenczima
locative	cenczim		cenczi	cenczim	cenczich

Related terms

adjectives

• cenuszczi
• cenëchny
• cenëtinczi

 

adverbs

• cenuszkò
• cenëchno
• cenëtinkò

 

noun

• cenczëzna
• cenkòsc

 

Further reading

• Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893] “cenczi”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
• Sychta, Bernard (1967) “cenḱi”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 1 (A – Ǵ), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 126
• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “cienki”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “cienki”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “cenczi”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022