czerń

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʂɛrɲ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrɲ
  • Syllabification: czerń

Etymology 1

Back-formation from czarny.

Noun

czerń f

  1. black (color)
  2. dark (a complete or (more often) partial absence of light)
    Synonym: ciemność
  3. (collective, historical) 17th century term for peasants living in Ukraine
  4. (derogatory, collective) in reference to lower social strata: commoners, riffraff
Declension
Declension of czerń
singular
nominative czerń
genitive czerni
dative czerni
accusative czerń
instrumental czernią
locative czerni
vocative czerni

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

czerń

  1. second-person singular imperative of czernić
    Synonym: czernij

Further reading
  • czerń in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • czerń in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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