cieśnina

Polish

Alternative forms

ciaśnina

Etymology

From ciasny +‎ -ina, a partial calque of German Meerenge.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

cieśnina f

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

Related terms

noun

ciasnota

verb

cieśnić impf

Further reading

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

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