czerń
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʂɛrɲ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛrɲ
- Syllabification: czerń
Etymology 1
Back-formation from czarny.
Noun
czerń f
- black (color)
- dark (a complete or (more often) partial absence of light)
- Synonym: ciemność
- (collective, historical) 17th century term for peasants living in Ukraine
- (derogatory, collective) in reference to lower social strata: commoners, riffraff
Declension
Declension of czerń
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
czerń