cieśnina

See also: cieśniną

Polish

Alternative forms

  • ciaśnina

Etymology

From ciasny +‎ -ina. Partial calque of German Meerenge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕɛɕˈɲi.na/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: cieś‧ni‧na

Noun

cieśnina f

  1. strait (narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water)

Declension

Declension of cieśnina
singular plural
nominative cieśnina cieśniny
genitive cieśniny cieśnin
dative cieśninie cieśninom
accusative cieśninę cieśniny
instrumental cieśniną cieśninami
locative cieśninie cieśninach
vocative cieśnino cieśniny
nouns
verbs

Further reading

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