dynia

See also: Dynia, dynią, Dynią, and -dynia

Polish

dynia sense 1

dynie sense 2

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dyňa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɨ.ɲa/

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• Rhymes: -ɨɲa
• Syllabification: dy‧nia
• Homophone: Dynia

Noun

dynia f (diminutive dyńka, related adjective dyniowy)

2. pumpkin, gourd, squash (any plant of the genus Cucurbita)

   Synonym: (obsolete) arbuz

4. pumpkin, gourd, squash (fruit of this plant)

   Synonyms: (obsolete) arbuz, (colloquial) bania

5. (colloquial, humorous, prison slang, school slang) head, noggin (part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs)

   Synonyms: arbuz, bania, baniak, baśka, dyńka, głowa, głowina, główka, łeb, łepetyna, pała, (literary) skroń, makówka

6. (school slang) fatso, butterball (overweight person)
7. (school slang) F (failing grade, with the next best grade being either a D or an E)
8. (prison slang) fist (hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward)

Declension

Declension of dynia

	singular	plural
nominative	dynia	dynie
genitive	dyni	dyń
dative	dyni	dyniom
accusative	dynię	dynie
instrumental	dynią	dyniami
locative	dyni	dyniach
vocative	dynio	dynie

Derived terms

adjectives

• dyniasty
• dyniowaty

 

Further reading

• dynia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• dynia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• dynia in PWN's encyclopedia