mełnia

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See also: mełnią

Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A word known only in northern Poland, most likely borrowed from Pomeranian, compare Kashubian môłniô, môłniszcze, Slovincian môùnjo, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *mъldni.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛw.ɲa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛwɲa
  • Syllabification: meł‧nia

Noun

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mełnia f

  1. (dialectal) lightning
    Synonyms: błyskawica, (archaic) błyskaniec
    mełnia chlaszczelightning flashes

Declension

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References

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  • Jan Karłowicz (1903) “mełnia”, in Hieronim Łopaciński, Wacław Taczanowski, editors, Słownik gwar polskich [Dictionary of Polish dialects] (in Polish), volume 3: L do O, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 138