wisznia

Kashubian

Alternative forms

• wiszónka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *višьňa. Sense 3 is a semantic loan from English cherry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviʃɲa/
• Rhymes: -iʃɲa
• Syllabification: wisz‧nia

Noun

wisznia f (diminutive wiszenka)

1. sour cherry, cherry (Prunus cerasus)

   Synonym: wiszniowiczé

2. sour cherry, cherry (fruit)
4. (Canada, United States) virginity

Declension

Declension of wisznia

	singular	plural
nominative	wisznia	wisznie
genitive	wisznie	wiszniów
dative	wisznie	wisznióm
accusative	wiszniã	wisznie
instrumental	wisznią	wiszniama
locative	wiszni/wisznie	wiszniach
vocative	wisznia/wisznio	wisznie

Derived terms

adjective

• wiszniowi

 

noun

• wiszniczé

 

Further reading

• Stanislow Frymark (2020) “wisznia”, in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand; Lexical Interferences in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand (in English and Kashubian), Zómk Zôbòrsczi, →ISBN
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “wisznia”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “wisznia”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022