kamiyń

Silesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish kamień.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkamjɨɲ/
  • Rhymes: -amjɨɲ
  • Syllabification: ka‧miyń

Noun

kamiyń m inan

  1. stone (piece of rock that has been separated)
    • 2017, Charles Dickens, translated by Grzegorz Kulik, Godniŏ pieśń [A Christmas Carol]‎, 1 edition, Opole: Silesia Progress, →ISBN:
      Stary Marley bōł umarty choby kamiyń.
      Old Marley was dead as a stone.
  2. (historical) stone (unit of mass equal to 32 pounds)

Declension
Declension of kamiyń
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
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