cień

See also: cien, cíen, and ĉien

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *těnь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɛɲ/

• Audio:

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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)

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) półcień, światłocień

Verb

cień

1. second-person singular imperative of cienić

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