cierń

Polish

Alternative forms

ciernie, tarnie (Middle Polish)
czernie, czérznie, czyrznie (Kuyavia)
cirznie (Central Greater Poland, Near Masovian, Grudów)
cirzń (Central Greater Poland, Near Masovian)
cyrznie (Near Masovian)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ciernie.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕɛrɲ/
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Rhymes: -ɛrɲ
Syllabification: cierń

Noun

cierń m inan

(botany) thorn (sharp protective spine of a plant)
Synonym: kolec
(botany, colloquial) thorn (any shrub or small tree that bears thorns)
Synonym: krzew ciernisty
(botany, rare) blackthorn, sloe
Synonyms: ciarka, tarka, tarnina, tarń
(figurative, literary) thorn (that which pricks or annoys)
Synonym: zadra

Declension

Declension of cierń

	singular	plural
nominative	cierń	ciernie
genitive	ciernia	cierni/cierniów
dative	cierniowi	cierniom
accusative	cierń	ciernie
instrumental	cierniem	cierniami
locative	cierniu	cierniach
vocative	cierniu	ciernie

Derived terms

adjectives

cierniowaty
cierniowy
ciernisty

nouns

cierniara
ciernik
ciernina
cierniopląt
ciernisko

verb

ciernieć impf

Related terms

adjective

ciernikowaty

nouns

Further reading

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