trumna

See also: trumną

Polish

trumna

Alternative forms

• truma (Chełmno-Dobrzyń)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish trona (“chest”), from Middle High German truhe, from Old High German truha. Compare Ukrainian труна́ (truná).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrum.na/

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• Rhymes: -umna
• Syllabification: trum‧na

Noun

trumna f (diminutive trumienka, augmentative trumnisko, related adjective trumienny or trumniany)

1. coffin

   Synonyms: (euphemistic) cztery deski, drewniana jesionka, drewniany szlafrok, sosnowa jesionka, dębowa kamizelka, drewniany garnitur

2. (colloquial) airplane or ship with a risk of disaster

Declension

Declension of trumna

	singular	plural
nominative	trumna	trumny
genitive	trumny	trumien
dative	trumnie	trumnom
accusative	trumnę	trumny
instrumental	trumną	trumnami
locative	trumnie	trumnach
vocative	trumno	trumny

Derived terms

nouns

• trumniak
• trumniarz
• trumnica

 

Related terms

adjectives

• trumniarski

 

Further reading

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