cień

See also: cien, cíen, and ĉien

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɛɲ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɲ
• Syllabification: cień

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *těnь.

Noun

cień m inan

1. shade (darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked)
2. shadow (dark image projected onto a surface where light is blocked by an object)
3. shadow, outline (faintly visible object)
4. (figuratively) shadow, husk (inferior or faint representation)
5. (literary) shadow, shade, ghost

   Synonyms: duch, zjawa

6. eyeshadow

   Synonym: cień do powiek

Declension

Declension of cień

	singular	plural
nominative	cień	cienie
genitive	cienia	cieni/cieniów
dative	cieniowi	cieniom
accusative	cień	cienie
instrumental	cieniem	cieniami
locative	cieniu	cieniach
vocative	cieniu	cienie

Derived terms

adjective

• cienisty

 

nouns

• blaski i cienie
• półcień
• światłocień

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cień

1. second-person singular imperative of cienić

Further reading

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