céń

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cen"

Kashubian

Alternative forms

  • ceniô

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *těnь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡seɲ/
  • Rhymes: -eɲ
  • Syllabification: céń

Noun

céń f

  1. shade (darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked)
  2. shadow (dark image projected onto a surface where light is blocked by an object)

Declension

Declension of céń
singular plural
nominative céń cénie
genitive céni céni/céniów
dative céni cénióm
accusative céń cénie
instrumental cénią céniama
locative céni céniach
vocative céń/céni cénie

Derived terms

adjectives
  • cenisti

Further reading

  • Sychta, Bernard (1967) “cėń”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 1 (A – Ǵ), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 125
  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “cień”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “cień”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]
  • céń”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022