kamiyń
Silesian
Alternative forms
- kamjyń (Steuer's Silesian Alphabet)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish kamień.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.mjɪɲ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -amjɪɲ
- Syllabification: ka‧miyń
Noun
kamiyń m inan
- stone (piece of rock that has been separated)
- 2017, Charles Dickens, translated by Grzegorz Kulik, Godniŏ pieśń [A Christmas Carol][1], 1 edition, Opole: Silesia Progress, →ISBN:
- Stary Marley bōł umarty choby kamiyń.
- Old Marley was dead as a stone.
- (historical) stone (unit of mass equal to 32 pounds)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kamiyń | kamiynie |
| genitive | kamiynia | kamiyni |
| dative | kamiyniowi | kamiyniōm |
| accusative | kamiyń | kamiynie |
| instrumental | kamiyniym | kamiyniami/kamiyniōma |
| locative | kamiyniu | kamiyniach |
| vocative | kamiyniu | kamiynie |
Further reading
- kamiyń in silling.org
- Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022) “kamiyń”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 86
- Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “kamjyń”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 298