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pieśń

//ˈpjɛɕɲ//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    song (literary genre of lyric poetry, with origins linked to rituals and music (folk songs, medieval songs); a lyric work divided into stanzas, usually on serious topics)
  2. 2.
    canto (one of the chief divisions of a long poem)
  3. 3.
    literarychant, ballad, song (vocal piece to a poetic text)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
Related words (3)
  • pieśniarski
  • pieśniarstwo
  • pieśniowość

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish pieśń, from Proto-Slavic *pěsnь. By surface analysis, piać + -śń.

Forms

  • pieśniowyadjective
  • pieśnianyadjective • poetic • rare
Nominative
Singular
pieśń
Plural
pieśni
Genitive
Singular
pieśni
Plural
pieśni
Dative
Singular
pieśni
Plural
pieśniom
Accusative
Singular
pieśń
Plural
pieśni
Instrumental
Singular
pieśnią
Plural
pieśniami
Locative
Singular
pieśni
Plural
pieśniach
Vocative
Singular
pieśni
Plural
pieśni

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