piorun

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *perunъ (“thunderbolt”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *perkunos (“the thunder god”), from *perkʷ- (“oak-tree”). Also the name of the god of thunder in Slavic mythology. Cognate with Latvian pērkons.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjɔ.run/

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Noun

piorun m inan

1. lightning

Declension

Declension of piorun

	singular	plural
nominative	piorun	pioruny
genitive	pioruna	piorunów
dative	piorunowi	piorunom
accusative	piorun	pioruny
instrumental	piorunem	piorunami
locative	piorunie	piorunach
vocative	piorunie	pioruny

Further reading

• piorun in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
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