waśń

Polish

Alternative forms

  • waśnia (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vasnь, *vasnьja. By surface analysis, wadzić +‎ -śń. Cognate with Czech vášeň (<Old Czech vášně). First attested in the 16th century.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɕɲ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɕɲ
  • Syllabification: waśń

Noun

waśń f

  1. (literary, dated) feud, strife, discord, dissension

Declension

Derived terms

verbs
adjectives
  • waśliwy
  • waśniwy
adverbs
  • waśliwie
  • waśniwie
nouns
  • waśniciel
  • waśnik
  • waśniwość

References

  1. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “WAŚŃ”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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