próchno
//ˈprux.nɔ/ | /ˈprox.nɔ//
Polishnoun
Definitions
- 1.rotten wood (wood that has become soft, crumbly and dry as a result of decay processes caused by microorganisms)
- 2.rot (something rotten)
- 3.caterpillar of the miller moth (Cossus cossus)
Cossus, Próchno/ Robáctwo które w drzewiech miedzy korą á miedzy drzewem roście/ Drzewny czerẃ.
Cossus, Miller moth caterpillar/A bug that grows in trees between the bark and the wood.
- 4.colloquialderogatoryhumorousfossil; antique; relic; (old, infirm person or old, destroyed thing)
- 5.obsoleteburned out wick
- 6.obsoletekindling (tinder for starting a fire)
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- próchnożerny
- próchnojad
- Próchniak
- próchnieć
- spróchnieć
Related words (4)
- spróchniały
- Próchnicka
- Próchnicki
- Próchniewicz
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish próchno. sense 7 is because they feed on deciduous trees deep in the wood, causing the trees to break under the influence of the wind.
Forms
- pruchnoalternative • middle • polish
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | próchno | próchna |
| Genitive | próchna | próchen |
| Dative | próchnu | próchnom |
| Accusative | próchno | próchna |
| Instrumental | próchnem | próchnami |
| Locative | próchnie | próchnach |
| Vocative | próchno | próchna |
Nominative
Singular
próchno
Plural
próchna
Genitive
Singular
próchna
Plural
próchen
Dative
Singular
próchnu
Plural
próchnom
Accusative
Singular
próchno
Plural
próchna
Instrumental
Singular
próchnem
Plural
próchnami
Locative
Singular
próchnie
Plural
próchnach
Vocative
Singular
próchno
Plural
próchna