calizna

See also: calizną

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cělizna. By surface analysis, cały +‎ -izna.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /t͡saˈliz.na/
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  • Rhymes: -izna
  • Syllabification: ca‧liz‧na

Noun

calizna f (related adjective (obsolete) caliznowy)

  1. (mining) unmined bed or face (layer of ore-containing rock not yet mined)
  2. (agriculture) unploughed field
  3. (Lasovia, agriculture) synonym of martwica (“infertile soil beneath the topsoil”)

Declension

Declension of calizna
singular plural
nominative calizna calizny
genitive calizny calizn
dative caliźnie caliznom
accusative caliznę calizny
instrumental calizną caliznami
locative caliźnie caliznach
vocative calizno calizny

Further reading

  • calizna in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1865) “calizna”, in Lud. Jego zwyczaje, sposób życia, mowa, podania, przysłowia, obrzędy, gusła, zabawy, pieśni, muzyka i tańce. Serya II. Sandomierskie (in Polish), page 261
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